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Amid the rolling lush green hills of Bulgaria’s Rhodope mountains and the soaring majesty of the pines that cluster closely to shade their slopes, there are roads that connect the […]
The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has issued a statement of support for Sofia Pride 2019 and the event’s message of “do not give power to hatred”. “Our […]
The Conference of European Rabbis has named Rabbi Yoel Yifrah, Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria, as the most promising Rabbi of the year for his commitment and outstanding achievements and responsiveness […]
Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry and the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” have agreed on an idea to create a tourist route of the main Jewish landmarks in the country. […]
Vidin mayor Ognyan Tsenkov has expressed thanks after Bulgaria’s government agreed to further support for the municipality for the project to restore and transform the Synagogue in the city into […]
On the morning of September 15 2019, a bell will peal to signal the opening of the first Jewish school to be inaugurated in Bulgaria in many decades. Present will […]
Bulgaria’s National Co-ordinator against Antisemitism, Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, was among government officials to take part in the March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau on May 2 […]
Eleven Bulgarian NGOs have approached the country’s statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media over a television interview in which a Bulgarian National Union leader used intolerant language directed […]
Addressing the second consecutive Passover Seder dinner that she has hosted, Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva sent a strong message that Bulgaria’s government and society had […]
Ultra-nationalist extra-parliamentary party the Bulgarian National Union is to host a gathering of far-right groupings from all over Europe in Sofia on April 20 and 21 to discuss common initiatives […]
