(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Anti-Jewish excesses took place here on Yom Kippur, according to a report of the Bulgarian paper, “Narod.”
The paper states that members of the nationalistic organization, Rodna Sastila, attacked the synagogue in Sofia on the Day of Atonement, bombarding it with stones and smashing all the windows. Many of the worshippers including the rabbi were injured.
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