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THE FATE OF THE BULGARIAN JEWS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
THE FATE OF THE BULGARIAN JEWS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Author(s): Rumyana Marinova-Christidi
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Jewish studies, Civil Society, Public Administration, Sociology, Jewish Thought and Philosophy, History of Judaism, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Bulgarian Jews; salvation; deportation; World War II.

Summary/Abstract: The basic aim of the present article is to provide a historical overview of the Bulgarian state policy towards Jews in the country during the Second World War. The paper analyzes the variety of factors that played role in this specific case - such as the positive historical legacy of Bulgarian-Jewish relations that contributed to the salvation of Bulgarian Jews but also the negative factors that led to the deportation of the Jews from the occupied and controlled by Bulgaria territories.

  • Issue Year: 12/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 60-74
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English