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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry went ahead with conferring honours on Dyanko Markov, a 96-year-old veteran of the Union of Bulgarian National Legions, in spite of Bulgarian Jewish organisations having said that […]
The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” said on October 3 that it found it unacceptable that the country’s Ministry of Def ...
Bulgarian Jewish organisations have held discussions on co-operation in the fight against antisemitism and hate speech, including through regular mont ...
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has held talks in New York with representatives of American Jewish organisations, telling them of the friendsh ...
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held celebrations on September 23 of the 140th anniversary of the birth of Exarch Stefan, who headed the church from 1945 to 1948 and who was […]
More than 100 volunteers turned out on September 16 to take part in an initiative by the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” and Sofia municipality to clean off […]
A campaign entitled “Sofia – City of Tolerance and Wisdom” was launched in the Bulgarian capital on September 11 with the signing of a manifesto committing the signatories to combat […]
Bulgarian Jews were poised to join others all around the world in welcoming Rosh Hashanah, the new year 5779, with celebrations beginning on the evening of September 9 2018. In […]
A Monument of Gratitude for the rescue of Bulgarian Jews from mass murder in the Holocaust has been unveiled in Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv by prime ministers Boiko […]
An exhibition of work by Vidin-born Bulgarian Jewish artist Eliezer Alcheh, held to mark the 110th anniversary of his birth, opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September 21 and […]
