fragility of goodness: why Bulgaria's Jews survived the Holocaust
TitleThe fragility of goodness: why Bulgaria's Jews survived the Holocaust
Call number940.5318094977/0004
Object number05367
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson
Year of publication
2001
Physical description197p.,index,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN0297646702
Description
Tells how Bulgaria (with Denmark) was the only Nazi-controlled country in Europe not to comply with the order to deport her Jewish population . Demonstrates how, under King Boris 111, parliamentarians, in particular the vice-president of the National Assembly Dimitar Peshev, priests and ordinary citizens came together to mount an unprecedented rescue operation