Bulgaria probes antisemitic attacks on Jewish sites

Bulgaria probes antisemitic attacks on Jewish sites

Bulgarian police investigating antisemitic vandalism at Varna synagogue and Burgas Holocaust memorial. The Foreign Ministry condemns the acts as “unacceptable”.

Bulgarian authorities probes antisemitic attacks on Jewish sites across the country - European Jewish Congress

Bulgarian authorities have launched an investigation after two antisemitic incidents were reported. The word “Nazi” was spray-painted on the front of a synagogue in the Black Sea city of Varna, and a Holocaust memorial in Burgas was defaced. The monument in Burgas honors Bulgaria’s rescue of its Jewish population during World War II and was also physically damaged in the attack. In a statement, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned both…