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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.
The Plovdiv Synagogue, officially the Zion Plovdiv Synagogue (Bulgarian: Паметник за спасение на пловдивските евреи Шофар, lit. 'Shofar for the salvation of Plovdiv Jews'), is a Romaniote Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Built in 1892, the synagogue is one of ...
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.
Pazardzhik Synagogue refers to two former Orthodox Jewish synagogues, located in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.The Pazardzhik Great Synagogue (Bulgarian: Пазарджишка голяма синагога, Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל גדול בפאזארג'יק), and the Pazardzhik Small Synagogue (Bulgarian: Пазарджишка малка синагога, Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל ...
The Vidin Synagogue (Bulgarian: Видинска синагога, romanized: Vidinska sinagoga) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, whose ruins are located at Baba Vida Street, in Vidin, in northwest Bulgaria. Designed in the Romanesque Revival and Rundbogenstil styles, the former synagogue was completed in 1894. [1]
Bulgarian National Revival: not functioning [11] Shumen Synagogue: Shumen: mid-19th century Demolished , בית_הכנסת_בשומן [12] Dobrich Synagogue: Dobrich: 1887 Gotse Delchev Synagogue: Gotse Delchev (town) early 20th century Silistra Synagogue: Silistra: preserved Yambol Synagogue (Bulgaria) Yambol: 1896 now used as George Papazov ...
Bulgaria portal; Judaism portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. ... Bulgarian-Jewish diaspora (2 C, 2 P) O. Bulgarian ...
The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria (OJB) coordinates the different Jewish communities in Bulgaria, a country where about 8000 Jews live. This organization organizes programs and projects. The tasks of Shalom – OJB are mainly: Keeping up and promoting the Jewish values and traditions regarding ethnological, linguistic and cultural aspects