Learned from a television show
About Bulgaria I had this stored in memory: that their king had kept the Nazis from killing Bulgarian Jews.
Channel 20 on Yes cable had more of the story in a segment about today's Jewish community in Bulgaria. It was no surprise that many Bulgarians helped Jews when they were under attack. Kings have never been able to protect whole communities all by themselves. But I was surprised to learn that the Bulgarian church came out strongly against deporting Jews and priests spoke up and put their own lives on the line. Not a single Bulgarian Jew was sent to a death camp.
Jews have lived in Bulgaria since before there was a Bulgaria. They came in when the Romans did, centuries before the nation was founded. Later, Jews exiled from Spain took refuge in the country. Ladino traditions remain.
Copyright 2015 Jane S. Fox
Channel 20 on Yes cable had more of the story in a segment about today's Jewish community in Bulgaria. It was no surprise that many Bulgarians helped Jews when they were under attack. Kings have never been able to protect whole communities all by themselves. But I was surprised to learn that the Bulgarian church came out strongly against deporting Jews and priests spoke up and put their own lives on the line. Not a single Bulgarian Jew was sent to a death camp.
Jews have lived in Bulgaria since before there was a Bulgaria. They came in when the Romans did, centuries before the nation was founded. Later, Jews exiled from Spain took refuge in the country. Ladino traditions remain.
Copyright 2015 Jane S. Fox
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