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  1. History of the Jews in Bulgaria

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    The history of the Jews in Bulgaria goes back almost 2,000 years. Jews have had a continuous presence in historic Bulgarian lands since before the 2nd century CE, and have often played an important part in the history of Bulgaria. Today, the majority of Bulgarian Jews live in Israel, while modern-day Bulgaria continues to host a modest Jewish population. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Jews have had a continuous presence in historic Bulgarian lands since before the 2nd century CE, and have often played an important part in the history of Bulgaria. Today, the majority of Bulgarian Jews live in Israel , while modern-day Bulgaria continues to host a modest Jewish population.
  3. jewishvirtuallibrary.org

    The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences published several works on Jewish subjects, among them an authoritative collection of responsa pertinent to the economic history of the Balkan Jews. The Hebrew Scientific Institute was founded in 1947; since 1952, it has been part of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
  4. The case of Bulgaria's Jews is not an example of Civil Society, but rather a decision of the head of state supported by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and its Chief Exarch Stefan and a moral declaration by Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Dimitar Peshev. The Jews of Bulgaria and 20,000 Jewish refugees on the way to Palestina.
  5. jewishvirtuallibrary.org

    BULGARIA, East Balkan republic located along the Black Sea.. Ancient Period. A Jewish settlement is known to have existed in Macedonia in the time of Caligula (37-41 C.E.; Philo, Embassy to Gaius, par. 281).A late-second century Latin inscription found at the village of Gigen on the shore of the Danube (near Nikopol, the site of the ancient Roman settlement Oescus) bearing a menorah ...
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  7. aboutholocaust.org

    The size of the Jewish population of Bulgaria in 1945 was almost identical to that of 1939: comprising approximately 50,000, or 0.8% of the total population of Bulgaria. This consistency of population size was achieved through protests and action by a broad coalition of church leaders and parliamentarians, as well as ordinary people, when deportations were finally ordered in 1943.
  8. en.wikipedia.org

    The beginning of World War II and the dependence of Bulgaria on a Nazi Germany that by now dominated most of Europe intensified the pressure to pass anti-Jewish legislation. German support for the rejoining of Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria in September 1940 proved the tipping point. Within a month, on 8 October 1940, interior minister, Petar Gabrovski, introduced the parliamentary bill for the ...
  9. en.wikipedia.org

    As per the 2021 Bulgarian census, the Jews in Sofia number around 901.. Sofia Synagogue, September 2005. Sofia had Jewish inhabitants before the ninth century; and in 811 the community was joined by coreligionists among the 30,000 prisoners whom the Bulgarian czar Krum brought with him on his return from an expedition against Thessaly, while a number of Jewish emigrants from the Byzantine ...
  10. myjewishlearning.com

    Mar 6, 2023You will have a chance to learn about the history and culture of the Bulgarian Sephardic Jews. Learn about the historical details surrounding the survival of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust, and note some of the most prominent politicians, clergymen, and intellectuals who stood up for their Jewish neighbors.
  11. blogs.timesofisrael.com

    Bulgaria's religious heritage would bear the fruit of freedom for its Jewish population along with Bulgarian politicians, educators, and ordinary citizens. The citizenry decided to prevent it ...

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