The Jewish community in Bulgaria marked the 8 th day of Hanukkah with the lighting of the 8 candles on the Hanukiah. The first candle was lit by President Rumen Radev. “Many Jews around the world are going to welcome this day with uncertainty..
“In a place where there is no humanity: be human” goes a saying connected with the Jewish community and culture. There are no accurate data as to the number of Jews in Bulgaria, but according to the organization of Jews in Bulgaria Shalom, the Jewish..
At a conference on anti-Semitism at the Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Assoc. Prof. Rumyana Christidi, who is head of Jewish studies at Sofia University, presented Bulgaria’s experience in inter-ethnic relations. “Relations between Jews and..
The synagogue in Vidin, Northwestern Bulgaria, the second biggest in the country, will soon be restored to its former glory though not as a house of prayer but as a cultural centre. Restoration work has begun on the building which has for..
"Holocaust Remembrance Day each year reminds us of the value of democracy and peace. It reminds us that there have been times when innocent people have been brutally killed and human rights have been unceremoniously trampled on. " This was written by..
At a meeting in Sofia with world famous Israeli author, historian and politician Prof. Michael Bar-Zohar, President Rumen Radev expressed gratitude for his contribution to the popularization of the history of the rescue of the Jewish community in..
