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A man who threw stones from Washington Street broke windows of the Great Prayer Hall of Sofia Central Synagogue in Bulgaria’s capital city on January 19. The Organization of the […]
For several decades, the great hall of Sofia Central Synagogue – however inspiringly magnificent the interior – was somewhat bleakly frosty in the winter months, with the heating system long […]
Congratulations from several quarters have been extended to Bulgaria on its accession as a full member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which unites governments and experts to strengthen, […]
The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has lodged a written complaint with the country’s National Coordinator against Antisemitism over an article on the Bulgarian-language Trud website titled “The [&helli ...
Continuing the tradition set by Bulgaria’s democratically-elected heads of state, President Roumen Radev joined the country’s Jewish community on December 9 in celebrating Hannukah, the festival of lights. At a […]
The Council of the European Union approved on December 6 a declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities […]
Bulgaria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, who is the country’s National Co-ordinator for Combating Antisemitism, has signed on behalf of the government a memorandum of co-operation with the World Jewish […]
At a ceremony in Sofia on November 22, Bulgaria’s high state honour the Order of the Madara Horseman was conferred on Robert Singer, chief executive and executive vice president of […]
Responding to objections from various faiths, parties in Bulgaria’s Parliament are revising amendments to the Religious Denomination Act before the bill is put to a second reading. This emerged after […]
Children from different communities in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv planted a “Garden of Tolerance” on November 16 to mark the International Day of Tolerance. Taking part in the tree-planting were […]
