Bulgaria

Day of Remembrance: 10 March

Historical Background:
On the night of 10 March 1943, the Commission for Jewish Affairs released the 20,000 Bulgarian Jews who had been arrested for deportation. A week later, Dimitar Peshev and the 43 members of the Parliament drew up the Declaration for the Defense of the Bulgarian Jews, with public support. King Boris III then persuaded the German authorities not to deport the country’s Jews.

Bulgaria and the Holocaust:
Lexicon entry from Yad Vashem's online Holocaust Resource Center: Bulgaria

Educational Activities:
As in all commemorating countries, activities in Bulgaria include commemoration of the Holocaust and of the various genocides in the 20th century, and reflection on ways to promote human rights, tolerance, and inter-religious and intercultural dialogue.


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