Dimitar Peshev
Bulgaria Marks Uneasy Anniversary of Jewish Community’s Rescue in WWII
Lawyer, Speaker of Parliament and Minister of Justice Dimitar Peshev, one of the major figures to oppose the deportation of Bulgarian Jews. Photo: Bulgarian National Television.
Today marks 80 years since the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews
March 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews in the old borders of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from the Nazi death camps. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Exarch Stefan, Patriarch Kirill, public figures, individual politicians such as Dimitar Peshev, the protests of our civil society had an active role in it.
General Mutafchiiski with Special Award from Jewish Community in Bulgaria
Head of the Military Medical Academy (MMA) Major General Prof. Dr. Ventsislav Mutafchiiski, MD, was awarded by the Jewish community in Bulgaria for his contribution to the fight against COVID-19 and in recognition of the care for the victims of the terroriatattack in Sarafovo in 2012.
Bulgaria Marks 72 Years from Rescue of Its Jews
Bulgarian authorities are commemorating on Tuesday the 72nd anniversary of Sofia's move to save thousands of Jews living on its territory from deportation during World War Two.
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