Synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Bulgarian Jewry's amazing story
(Video) Experts discuss heroic efforts to save Bulgarian Jews during WWII, Balkans' tolerance and revival of Jewish life in Sofia
VIDEO - Bulgarian Jews completely assimilated to European society with the exception of during WWII. The survival of the whole Jewish community is an amazing phenomenon.
There is also the example of the Danish community saving over 99% of their Jewish citizens during the Holocaust. However, Denmark was an occupied state, where Bulgaria was an aligned Nazi state.
Bulgarian society, saturated with multicultural and multiethnic history, gives us a great lesson of tolerance.
Dr. Rumiana Marinova-Christidi gives us the historical insights for the root causes of the heroic efforts of Bulgarian people to save the Bulgarian Jews during WWII.
Nikolay Mladenov, Bulgarian minister of foreign affairs, speaks about the sensitivity of Balkans to the Jews and tolerance in the region.
Alexander Oscar, president of the Sophia Jewish community, touches upon the revival of Jewish life in Sofia thanks to the help of other nations both financially and socially.
Reprinted with permission from Leadel.NET
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