Bulgaria's Resistance: How Over 48,000 Jews Were Saved from Nazi Deportation

During World War II, under pressure from Nazi Germany, Bulgaria joined the Tripartite Pact in 1941 and enacted the Law for the Protection of the Nation, which targeted the Jewish minority. Despite this, over 48,000 Jews in Bulgaria were ultimately spared from deportation and extermination camps, thanks to widespread resistance from ordinary citizens, political figures, and the Orthodox Church.

The war brought complex challenges for Bulgaria’s Jewish community....