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![By EU2018BG Bulgarian Presidency [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/800px-Valeri_Simeonov_2017-11-15-324x235.jpg "ADL slams controversial ‘Country of Rescued Jews’ exhibition and Bulgarian Deputy PM Simeonov’s comments")
ADL slams controversial ‘Country of Rescued Jews’ exhibition and Bulgarian Deputy PM Simeonov’s comments
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has slammed the controversial “Country of the Rescued Jews” exhibition, and comments by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov that it said were anti-Semitic for singling out Jews as responsible...
Bulgarian foreign ministry hosts Balkan Jewish leaders for special Passover dinner
SOFIA - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry hosted the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria ‘Shalom’ and representatives of the Jewish communities of Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia on Thursday for a special Passover dinner.
In a message...
‘Israel is an example of a model state,’ Bulgarian president tells WJC forum
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said Thursday at a breakfast meeting organized by the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR), which operates under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), that the Jewish community in Bulgaria...
More than 80,000 sign petition against Nazi march in Bulgaria
Far more than 80,000 people have signed a petition to ban the so-called Lukov March in Sofia, a procession organised by Nazis in honour of Hristo Lukov, the former leader of the Union of Bulgarian...
Bulgaria: President Radev takes part in Hannukah ceremony at Sofia Synagogue
The President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Roumen Radev, and other politicians joined the Jewish congregation of Sofia for its Hannukah celebration at the Central Synagogue on Sunday evening. As a relatively new President,...
Bulgaria among 11 EU countries lacking official data on anti-Semitic incidents – European rights...
Bulgaria was among 11 European Union countries missing official data on anti-Semitic incidents for some years, according to a new report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
In the report, on official...
Bulgarian deputy PM defends ‘jokes’ about Holocaust
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov is under fire after reportedly making light of anti-Semitism and cracking jokes about the Holocaust.
Pavel Tenev, appointed as a deputy minister from the United Patriots party in the...