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Jews have had a continuous presence in historic Bulgarian lands since before the 2nd century CE, and have often played an important part in the history of Bulgaria. Today, the majority of Bulgarian Jews live in Israel, while modern-day Bulgaria continues to host a modest Jewish population.
As per the 2021 Bulgarian census, the Jews in Sofia number around 901.. Sofia Synagogue, September 2005. Sofia had Jewish inhabitants before the ninth century; and in 811 the community was joined by coreligionists among the 30,000 prisoners whom the Bulgarian czar Krum brought with him on his return from an expedition against Thessaly, while a number of Jewish emigrants from the Byzantine ...
Nowadays, the Jewish community in Bulgaria is very small (863 in 1994) [6] because of the Holocaust, secularity of the local Jewish population due to many years of communism and subsequent Aliya (Jewish immigration to Israel). In 1994 the synagogue was mostly inactive. [6] but the community is undergoing a revival [7] In 2003 the synagogue was ...
In 2017, the Bulgarian Jewish community transferred ownership to the Municipality of Vidin and in May 2021, ground was broken for the synagogue's full reconstruction using EU and national funds. [ 5 ] [ 8 ] On 4 September 2023, the former synagogue reopened as a museum and multi-purpose cultural centre dedicated to the Vidin-born Jewish painter ...
Bulgaria, who granted Jews full citizenship in 1880, who was part of the axis powers, tried to give over Bulgarian Jews to the Germans in exchange for its old territories like Thrace or North Macedonia but was met with strong popular resistance. Nevertheless, Bulgaria sent thousands of Jews from the occupied territories to Nazi concentration ...
The Synagogue of Philippopolis is a former Jewish synagogue, built in ancient Philippopolis. The synagogue run-ins are located on Maria Luiza Blvd, in the city of Plovdiv , in modern-day Bulgaria . Built in the 3rd century AD , the synagogue is the only ancient Jewish temple found in Bulgaria. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Jewish Bulgarian history" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Sofia Synagogue (Bulgarian: Софийска синагога, Sofiyska sinagoga) is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the largest synagogue in Southeastern Europe, the third-largest in Europe, [1] and one of two active synagogues remaining in Bulgaria.