(JTA) — An annual neo-Nazi rally was held in the capital of Bulgaria despite a municipal ban. The Lukov March, which celebrates the Bulgarian alliance with Nazi Germany, went off as scheduled on Saturday night in Sofia despite the ban issued by Mayor Yordanka Fandakova. The rally honoring the then-Bulgarian war minister Hristo Lukov, who…
Bulgarian soccer fans attacked Israeli players during an exhibition match in the country’s capital. Players from the Ashdod team escaped using some empty stands after Bulgarian fans ran out onto the field throwing bottles and physically attacking players during the match on Sunday, according to reports. The attack came after members of the Ashdod team…
“Death to Jews” and a swastika were painted on the notice board of the Central Synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria. The vandalism took place on June 4, the first day of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, the Sofia Globe reported. Security cameras located outside of the synagogue recorded the vandalism; the recordings were turned over to…
A Jewish group and a liberal party in Bulgaria have condemned a march to honor an anti-Semitic general from the 1930s. The Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms have protested the Lukov March planned for February 15, according to the Sofia Globe. The torchlight procession will honor…
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