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Two essays written by Isaak Naimovich and Matey Yulzari regarding the rescue of Bulgarian Jewry

Two essays written by Isaak Naimovich and Matey Yulzari regarding the rescue of Bulgarian Jewry - "Who Rescued the Jews of Bulgaria From the Death Camps?", an essay written in Bulgarian by Isaak Naimovich regarding the importance of the Communist Party in the struggle against the anti-Jewish legislation and its implementation; - "Participation of the Jews of Bulgaria in the Underground and Their Rescue from Extermination", an essay written in Bulgarian by Matey Yulzari from a Communist point of view. Also in the file: An English translation of Naimovich's essay.

File Number : 60

Type of Material : Article

Language : Bulgarian

Three articles from the Die Welt newspaper, Vienna, 1897-1903

Three articles from the Die Welt newspaper, Vienna, 1897-1903 Report titled Der jude in der bukgarischen volkssagen with antisemitic connotations, 13 August 1897; Two pages from issue 14, 03 April 1903; Report on the third summit of the Bulgarian Zionist organization in Russe.

File Number : 273

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings

Language : German

Testimony of Natan Blanka, born in Skopje, 1921, regarding his experiences in hiding in Albania and with the partisans

Testimony

Testimony of Natan Blanka, born in Skopje, 1921, regarding his experiences in hiding in Albania and with the partisans Life in Skopje before the outbreak of the war; family; Hashomer Hatzair activities. Entry of the Bulgarians and decrees against the Jews; leaves for southern Yugoslavia due to rumors about deportations of the Jews; move to Pristina then to Albania, with help from relatives; with a female friend in hiding with Albanians; events from his daily life; Greek Jews who found refuge in Albania; fate of his family in Macedonia; contacts with other Jews who found refuge in Albania; German...

File Number : 6571

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Polina Avraham, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in Sofia and Lovech

Testimony

Testimony of Polina Avraham, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in Sofia and Lovech Life in Sofia before the war; life in kindergarten; life in a Jewish orphanage administered by her grandmother. Anti-Jewish legislation, 23 January 1941; yellow badge; deportation of Jews to outlying cities and villages; orphanage is turned into a Jewish hospital; her mother's work in the hospital; orphanage is turned into a military camp; transfer to Lovech along with the residents of the orphanage; liberation of Bulgaria by the Red Army, 09 September 1944. Return to Sofia; life in...

File Number : 7314

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Wenecja Levi, born in Shumen, Bulgaria, 1912, regarding her experiences in Sofia

Testimony

Testimony of Wenecja Levi, born in Shumen, Bulgaria, 1912, regarding her experiences in Sofia Her father is a rabbi and ritual circumciser in Sofia; increase in antisemitism from 1940; establishment of a ghetto; activities of the Jewish Affairs Commission in Sofia and branches in the outlying areas; mass transfer of Jews to villages in southern Bulgaria; abuse of the Chief Rabbi of Sofia and his deportation to Samowit; sympathetic attitude of the population towards the Jews. Aliya to Israel, 1949.

File Number : 771

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Yiddish