The history of the Jews in Bulgaria goes back almost 2,000 years. Jews have had a continuous presence in historic Bulgarian lands since before the 2nd century CE, and have often played an important pa
Burgas Synagogue (now an art gallery)
Sofia Synagogue designed by Austrian architect Friedrich Grünanger, established in 1909
Mosaic fragment from the ancient synagogue of Philippopolis in the Regional Archeological Museum of Plovdiv
Tsar Boris III and Adolf Hitler in 1943
Boris III of Bulgaria
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Boris III was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until his death in 1943.
History of the Jews in Bulgaria
…allowed to board the Darien II and continue to Palestine, where they were imprisoned at Atlit by the British Mandate authorities. A few days later, Tsar Boris III enacted the Law for Protection of the Nation, introduced to the Bulgarian Parliament the preceding October and passed by parliament on 24 December 1940…
Formal portrait, c. 1918–19
Crown Prince Boris (2nd from left) and German field marshal Mackensen reviewing a Bulgarian regiment accompanied by the Commander in Chief General Zhekov and the Chief of Staff Army General Zhostov during World War I
King Boris' manifesto of ascension to the throne
The Royal Sceptre of Boris III