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With a new, pro-European Bulgarian coalition government installed in Sofia, now is the time for a sharp U-turn in Sofia regarding Bulgaria's historical responsibility for the deportation and ultimate murder of 11,343 Jews from Bulgarian-controlled Macedon...

Should Boris III of Bulgaria be hailed for rescuing 48,000 Bulgarian Jews, or condemned for the deportation to their death of 11,343 Jews?

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

From the blog of Sheldon Kirshner at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Sheldon Kirshner at The Times of Israel

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