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Protest letters written by Avram Tadzher [President of the Central Consistory] opposing displays of anti-Semitism and the anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria, 1938-1943

Protest letters written by Avram Tadzher [President of the Central Consistory] opposing displays of anti-Semitism and the anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria, 1938-1943 - Protest letter to N. Nikolaev, the Minister of the Interior, regarding activities of Ratnik, the forbidden Fascist organization, 02 July 1938; - Protest letter to the Organization of Retired Military Officers opposing the Law for Protection of the Nation, 10 January 1941; - Protest letter to the Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Army, 01 October 1942; - Protest letter to the War Minister opposing the anti-Jewish policy, 19 April 1943.

File Number : 44

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Bulgarian

Speeches made in the [Bulgarian] Parliament regarding the proposal of the Law to Protect the Nation

Speeches made in the [Bulgarian] Parliament regarding the proposal of the Law to Protect the Nation - Speech made by Gabrovski, the Minister of the Interior, regarding the Law to Protect the Nation, including reasons for the anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria, 1940; - Speech made by Petko Stainov opposing the anti-Jewish legislation. Also in the file: An antisemitic proclamation issued by the Ratnik Organization regarding the deportation of the Jews of Sofia to outlying cities including criticism of the government policies.

File Number : 39

Type of Material : Speech, Manifesto

Language : Bulgarian

Booklet regarding the history of the Jews of Bulgaria written by Haim Keshales, Volume II, Part 1

Booklet regarding the history of the Jews of Bulgaria written by Haim Keshales, Volume II, Part 1 Volume II, Part 1 is entitled "Bulgarian Jewry Under the Fascist Regime in Bulgaria, 1939-1944". Also in the file: Essay entitled "To the Organizations That Rescued the Jews of Bulgaria" written by Vitaly Haimov.

File Number : 5

Type of Material : Booklet(s)

Language : Hebrew

Booklet regarding the history of the Jews of Bulgaria written by Haim Keshales, Volume II, Part 1

Booklet regarding the history of the Jews of Bulgaria written by Haim Keshales, Volume II, Part 1 Volume II is entitled "It Happened Then - Notes Regarding Jewish Life in Bulgaria, 1939-1944"; Volume II, Part 1 is entitled "Bulgarian Jewry Under the Fascist Regime in Bulgaria, 1939-1944".

File Number : 2

Type of Material : Booklet(s)

Language : Bulgarian

Proceedings of People's Court Session No.18 in Sofia, 29 March 1945

Proceedings of People's Court Session No.18 in Sofia, 29 March 1945 Indictments and names of plaintiffs: 1. Boris Barov - historic importance of the trial, persecution of the Jews in Europe and specifically in Germany, criticism of anti-Semitism in the world and in Bulgaria, statistical data concerning the number of Jews in the country, 1934-1945 and their economic, legal and social condition, restrictions against the Jews during the war and a survey regarding the Holocaust throughout the European countries; - Data regarding the trial (330 witnesses); - The influence of anti-Semitic ideas in...

File Number : 10

Type of Material : Protocol

Language : Bulgarian

Proceedings of People's Court Session No.16 in Sofia, 24 March 1945

Proceedings of People's Court Session No.16 in Sofia, 24 March 1945 Testimonies of 55 witnesses: 1. Stoil Stefanov - appointment of Stomanyakov as director of the Commissariat for Jewish Questions (KEV), 1943; 2. Nili Shpeter - the clerk Peyu Draganov and his treatment of the Jews; 3. Dabev Druzhelyub - economic crimes committed by Ignat Vasilev, Pavel Traykov and Zlatev; 4. Ignat Anev; 5. Adolf Haimov - assistance provided by KEV agent Kozarov to Buko Levi who was hidden at the home of Adolf Haimov; 6. David Lidzhi - treatment of the Jews by Stomanyakov; 7. Boris Bozukov - deportation...

File Number : 8

Type of Material : Protocol

Language : Bulgarian

Proceedings of People's Court Session No.15 in Sofia, 23 March 1945

Proceedings of People's Court Session No.15 in Sofia, 23 March 1945 Testimonies of 48 witnesses: 1. Menahem Isak Koen - continuation of his testimony from Court Session No. 14, regarding the stages of the deportation of the Jews from Solun and its surroundings, the Lavozno camp, the Blehaner camp and Auschwitz; 2. Shentov Danon - behavior of Lonchev, Zahari Velkov and Kalitzin from the Commissariat for Jewish Questions (KEV); drafted to Lovech and Staro Oryahovo near Varna; 3. Petko Lalovski - prosecutor in Gyumyurdzhina during the war - deportation of the Jews from the city, the KEV representative,...

File Number : 7

Type of Material : Protocol

Language : Bulgarian

Documentation on antisemitism in Bulgaria, 1918-1943

Documentation on antisemitism in Bulgaria, 1918-1943 Order of the Soviet authorities to stop displays of antisemitism, 27 July 1918; Broadsheet of the legion organization, 31 March 1933; Copy of the article the Superior Race on the meaning of the word Pogrom published in the Poslednie Novosti newspaper, 1938; Broadsheet of Pleven Jewry against an antisemtic speech; Text of D. Kostov's antisemetic speech on the Bulgarian parliament, 12 December 1940; Circular of the Ratnik organization, 03 April 1943; Antisemitic letter of the Front Fighters Association, August 1943.

File Number : 148

Type of Material : Booklet(s), Article, Manifesto

Language : Bulgarian