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Warm praise for Bulgaria, Jewish community leadership, in WJC letter marking New Year 2020

January 1, 2020January 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Warm praise for Bulgaria’s government, the leadership of the Bulgarian Jewish community and the work being done by Deputy Foreign

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Deputy Foreign Minister: Bulgaria’s efforts against antisemitism recognised worldwide

December 30, 2019January 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s efforts and good practices in combating antisemitism and hate crimes are recognised worldwide, as evidenced by the visit of

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Bulgaria 

Huge turnout at Sofia Synagogue as Bulgaria’s Jewish community celebrates Hannukah

December 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The great hall of Sofia Central Synagogue saw a turnout of many hundreds of celebrants as the Bulgarian Jewish community,

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Archaeologists: ‘Church’ found at Bulgaria’s Trapezitsa site ‘may have been Synagogue’

November 11, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

A building the remnants of which were found near the Trapezitsa Fortress site in Bulgaria’s north-western city of Veliko Turnovo

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Bulgaria is actively countering antisemitism, xenophobia and hate speech

October 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

At a meeting with the National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry (NCSEJ), Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva

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Bulgaria 

Bas-relief in Plovdiv Palace of Justice honours Dimitar Peshev

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Plovdiv

At a ceremony on October 28, a bas-relief honouring Dimitar Peshev, who played a key role 76 years ago in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation condemns nationalist Sofia mayoral candidate’s backing for Lukov March

October 20, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has condemned as completely unacceptable the support declared for the Lukov March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Controversy erupts over Sofia municipal candidate’s Holocaust reference

October 20, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Bulgarian Jews

Controversy has erupted after a Sofia municipal election candidate used an inappropriate reference to the Holocaust in a statement on

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Bulgarian Jewish organisation joins condemnation of shooting attack near synagogue in Halle

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has expressed its condemnation of the fatal shooting attack near a synagogue

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