Tag: Bulgaria
Bulgarian Jews seek to revitalize community life while preserving history
"We want to stay in Bulgaria, stay in Europe and continue to exist,” says Maxim Delchev, executive director of the umbrella organization of Bulgarian Jewry.
What was once a community of just five families seeking...
Israeli hockey wins gold at U20 tourney after ban reversed
Israel's Under-20 men's national ice hockey team skated to a gold medal with a perfect record at the world championship tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, that concluded on Saturday.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) initially banned the...
Fighting antisemitism: Bulgaria’s optimistic lessons
At first glance, prospects for the battle against antisemitism appeared gloomy as international scholars and activists gathered at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan to discuss the age-old prejudice.
But one speaker offers reason for hope....
In Argentina and Bulgaria, recalling two deadly terrorist attacks
Thousands of people attended a memorial event in Argentina on Monday dedicated to the 85 people killed during the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires. They came to read the names of the victims,...
Bulgarian court hands down two life sentences for 2012 Burgas bombing
A Bulgarian court sentenced two Lebanese men to life in jail on Monday for a 2012 bus bombing at the Burgas Airport that killed seven, including five Israelis, and wounded at least 35 additional...
Jewish groups hail Bulgaria for preventing annual neo-Nazi march
Jewish organizations commended the Bulgarian government for preventing an annual neo-Nazi march in the country’s capital of Sofia from taking place last weekend.
The annual torch-lit Lukov march is named after Bulgarian Gen. Hristo Lukov,...
Bulgarian prime minister receives European Jewry organization’s highest award
National Coalition for Supporting European Jewry chairman Daniel Rubin and CEO Mark Levin presented the organization’s highest award to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
It comes “in recognition of his visionary leadership in foreign affairs...
Netanyahu meets with European leaders to up ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leaders of Bulgaria and Romania on Friday to strengthen ties between them and Israel.
At the summit meeting of the Craiova State Forum in Bulgaria, where Netanyahu...
Netanyahu heads to Bulgaria to forge partnerships with Eastern European leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Bulgaria on Thursday to attend the Varna Summit, aimed at strengthening the relationship between the two countries, as well as between the Jewish state and several other...
Netanyahu thanks Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov for defending Israel in EU
At a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuand Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Netanyahu lauded the “wonderful friendship between Bulgaria and Israel,” which he said “goes back many, many years.”
Netanyahu thanked Borisov for Bulgaria’s...