How the Jewish Population of Bulgaria Was Saved From the Nazis

Eighty years ago this month, courageous voices in Axis-allied Bulgaria accomplished the near-impossible: the nullification of orders to deport its 48,000 Jews to certain death in concentration camps in Nazi-occupied Europe. It is an unlikely story, given that the mix of individuals involved in this effort had little in common, save for their concern about

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