From Sofia to Jaffa : the Jews of Bulgaria and Israel
TitleFrom Sofia to Jaffa : the Jews of Bulgaria and Israel
Call number949.77004924/0004
Object number07486
Place of publicationDetroit, Michigan, United States
PublisherWayne State University Press
Year of publication
1994
Physical description235p.,index,bibliography
MaterialBook
Series titleJewish folklore and anthropology series
ISBN0814325025
Description
Within two years of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, 45,000 of Bulgaria's 50,000 Jews left voluntarily for Israel. This mass exodus was remarkable considering that Bulgaria was the only Axis power to prevent deportation to the death camps during WWII.
After their arrival they were recognized as a model immigrant group in a fledgling state attempting to absorb hundreds of thousands of newcomers from more than eighty countries.
