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Israeli entrant Noam Bettan spent the latter moments of the voting sequence in first place
May 17, 2026, 8:44 pm
‘I don’t know what would have happened if we’d won’, says Israel’s Eurovision chief
Yoav Tsafir reflects on fears as booing became more intense as Israel came closer to winning in Vienna
By Florit Shoihet
Historian and attorney Menachem Rosensaft speaks at a conference on Bulgaria and the Holocaust, May 23, 2023. (Travis Wade)
June 2, 2023, 4:26 pm
Bulgaria’s ambassador to Israel condemned for skipping Holocaust history conference
The embassy said Rumiana Bachvarova received “a last-minute invitation ”and “decided it was good for the conversation to remain at a historical level, without political presence.”
By Toby Axelrod (JTA)
Dr. Aleksander Hugo Oscar, who is Jewish, was accused of embezzling money from Bulgaria’s national health insurance fund. (Courtesy of Oscar)
February 6, 2022, 5:42 pm
Bulgarian Jewish leader falsely accused of embezzling public funds faces antisemitic abuse
Major outlet issues apology to Aleksander Oscar, who faced antisemitic abuse after the claim was made
By JTA
Volen Siderov (Wikipedia/ Author Иван / GNU Free Documentation License/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0))
February 20, 2021, 1:32 pm
European tribunal rules Bulgaria failed to punish Holocaust denier
Ruling this week comes in case brought by two Bulgarian Jews and two Roma citizens, arguing the country refused to act on complaints against far-right politician Volen Siderov
By JTA
Burgas Airport control tower where the bombing took place (Wikipedia/ Author Christian Rasmussen/ Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0))
September 21, 2020, 3:01 pm
Two found guilty over bombing of bus in Bulgaria carrying Israelis
Meliad Farah and Hassan El Hajj Hassan were sentenced in absentia to life in prison by a Sofia judge this week
By Jewish News Reporter
United Nations Headquarters
December 7, 2019, 3:35 pm
Thirteen countries vote against a UN anti-Israel motion for the first time
Representatives from states including Germany, Greece Brazil and Colombia switch their positions
By JTA
November 1, 2019, 10:49 am
Progressively Speaking: Is football doing enough to stamp out racism?
Liberal Judaism's Rabbi Charley Baginsky takes a topical issue and applies a progressive response
By Rabbi Charley Baginsky
Ronald Lauder
September 24, 2019, 3:14 pm
Bulgaria opens first Jewish school in over 20 years
President of the World Jewish Congress and a major donor to Jewish communities and organisations, attended the school’s opening in Sofia
By JTA
Twelve countries attended the combating antisemitism event
June 27, 2019, 12:02 pm
Romania hosts key antisemitism conference
Representatives from more than 12 countries sent government co-ordinators to Bucharest for special meeting on combating Jew-hate
By Jenni Frazer
Sofia Synagogue (Source: Wikimedia Commons. Author: © Plamen Agov • studiolemontree.com )
January 21, 2019, 12:46 pm
Stones hurled into central synagogue in Bulgarian city of Sofia
Unidentified culprit left the scene with the shul sustaining light damage and no injuries being reported
By JTA
November 29, 2018, 4:03 pm
UK Jewish leaders welcome EU’s full membership of IHRA group
European Union joins body which formulated the new international working definition of Jew-hate
The riders arrive at Brandenburg Gate in Back To Berlin
November 22, 2018, 11:51 am
Back To Berlin: A road trip through history
Director Catherine Lurie traces 11 Jewish bikers through nine countries as they retrace an historic trip for the 2015 European Maccabi Games
By Jenni Frazer
UN General Assembly hall
October 18, 2018, 10:28 am
UN backs Palestine as head of largest bloc of developing countries
United Nations General Assembly votes to allow the observer state to be head of the largest block of emerging countries
By JTA
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
July 3, 2018, 11:22 am
Mexico City elects first Jewish mayor
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is the first woman and first Jewish person to get the top job in the largest city in North America
By JTA
Old City of Jerusalem
June 25, 2018, 10:33 am
Bulgaria to open honorary consulate in Jerusalem
Israeli PM announces he spoke with Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov, who informed him of the move
By JTA
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