“Bulgaria’s Jewish population was the only one that grew in numbers after the Holocaust compared to before,” says Bulgarian Jew Rene Shashua Hasson who is a Holocaust survivor, in an interview with Radio Bulgaria. Born in 1935 in Plovdiv, Rene..
On today's memorial date - January 27, the world community pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. It was on this date, in 1945, when the Soviet army liberated the few survivors of the concentration camp Auschwitz (Oswiecim-Birkenau, in..
The greatest suffering of the 20 th century was World War II. A terrible page of its history is the genocide of millions of Jews during the Holocaust. The blood-stained lessons of the last century lead to the signing of the Geneva Conventions for the..
Russia's foreign ministry has accused Israeli authorities of supporting the "Nazi regime in Kyiv." The diplomatic scandal between Russia and Israel erupted after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a television interview that "the biggest..
On March 27, Jews in Bulgaria and around the world celebrate the holiday of Passover. The festival is dedicated to the flight of the Jews from Egypt and the worship of God through redemption. The celebration symbolically repeats moments from the last..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has voiced his reverence for the memory of the Holocaust victims . "This enormous tragedy, which has caused immense suffering, obliges us to remember millions of people, including 6 million Jews, whose lives were taken..
"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..
On behalf of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Neophye received the Shofard badge of honour of the organization of Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” and the Association of Bulgarian Jews in Israel “Ehud Olei Bulgaria”, as well as a certificate of..
Yesterday's statement by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova that the deportation of Bulgarian Jews to the death camps had been prevented “thanks to the Soviet army” elicited a sharp response from Bulgarian President Rumen Radev who..
