Posts Tagged: Bulgaria Jews
How the Jewish Population of Bulgaria Was Saved From the Nazis
Eighty years ago this month, courageous voices in Axis-allied Bulgaria accomplished the near-impossible: the nullification of orders to deport its 48,000 Jews to certain death...
Macedonian Jews Urge Bulgaria to Acknowledge Responsibility for Holocaust Mass Deportations
The Jewish community in the Balkan state of North Macedonia has published an open letter to the Bulgarian government urging the recognition of Bulgaria's role...
Central Synagogue in Bulgarian Capital Vandalized by Rock-Throwing Assailant
Rocks were thrown through the windows of the Great Prayer Hall of the Central Synagogue in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia on Saturday by an...
In Troubling Trend, Bulgaria Catches Iranians Trying to Enter Country with Fake Israeli Passports
From the Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Border Police officers at the country’s Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint have detained three Iranian men who attempted to enter the country using false...
The Unheard Story: Bulgaria’s Rescue of 50,000 Jews During the Holocaust
You have probably heard of "Schindler’s List" -- Steven Spielberg’s movie, which brought to life the story of a German member of the Nazi party who saved...