fragility of goodness: why Bulgaria's Jews survived the Holocaust
TitreThe fragility of goodness: why Bulgaria's Jews survived the Holocaust
Call number940.5318094977/0004
N° d'objet05367
Lieu de publicationLondon, England
EditeurWeidenfeld & Nicolson
Année de publication
2001
Pagination197p.,index,bibliography
MatérielLivre
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