Sofia

Bulgarian Jewish group protests partnership with rightist lawmaker

July 8, 2015 6:19am

B’nai B’rith Sofia accused the Simon Wiesenthal Center of legitimizing a European Parliament member it says is an ultranationalist, though other Bulgarian Jews say he’s kosher. More ▸
4 tied to synagogue vandalism in Bulgaria reportedly arrested

June 8, 2014 8:10am

Four people connected to the vandalism of a synagogue in Bulgaria’s capital city reportedly were arrested. More ▸
Envoy asks Bulgaria to ban sale of Nazi artifacts

February 19, 2014 4:16pm

Israel’s ambassador in Sofia asked Bulgarian authorities to ban the sale of Nazi memorabilia. More ▸
Groups protest march in Bulgaria honoring WWII general

February 12, 2014 9:13am

A Jewish group and a liberal party in Bulgaria protested an annual march to honor a general from the 1930s closely tied to the Third Reich. More ▸
A Jewish community president who can’t be called to the Torah? Meet Bulgaria’s Alex Oscar

By Ben HarrisMarch 28, 2011 7:32pm

Alexander Oscar, the 32-year-old president of Bulgaria’s largest Jewish community, can’t get an aliyah to the Torah in his hometown because he’s not halachically Jewish. In a campaign that mirrors others across Jewish Europe, Oscar is trying to bring more pluralism to a community that is nominally Orthodox but overwhelmingly secular in practice. More ▸
Remembering the Holocaust in Sofia

By Ben HarrisMarch 10, 2011 5:44pm

Today is the Day of the Salvation of the Bulgarian Jews and of the Victims of the Holocaust and of the Crimes Against Humanity. Under a bright cloudless sky, a crowd of about 150 gathered this morning opposite the National Assembly building in Sofia for a memorial ceremony. It was a highly choreographed affair: After… More ▸
Blessed Hands

By Ben HarrisMarch 10, 2011 3:06am

Sorry for the lack of preamble, but here’s the deal: For the next two weeks or so I’ll be traipsing around Europe for JTA, my last jaunt before I sign off for the season (And no, I haven’t forgotten the R. Zalman video. Bear with me people.) I’m in Bulgaria. It wasn’t easy getting here…. More ▸

Sofia

Bulgarian Jewish group protests partnership with rightist lawmaker

4 tied to synagogue vandalism in Bulgaria reportedly arrested

Envoy asks Bulgaria to ban sale of Nazi artifacts

Groups protest march in Bulgaria honoring WWII general

A Jewish community president who can’t be called to the Torah? Meet Bulgaria’s Alex Oscar

Remembering the Holocaust in Sofia

Blessed Hands

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