Hi Boris,
The fact about Bulgaria is well-known, at least in my circles.
I must, however, point out that the Danes also saved virtually the entire
Jewish population by smuggling them to Sweden on fishing boats.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Mar 11, 2010, at 7:14 AM, Willie Wonka wrote:
> Being a guy who always seeks the truth...the first thing I learned when I
> emigrated to the West was to check who sponsored the article/book/information
> source in question.
>
> Fact largely unknown/ignored by western researchers blinded by the green
> stuff that someone waved in front of their faces is that Bulgaria was the
> only country that actually saved its jewish population. There were 70000
> jews in BG and not even one of them got extradited to the nazi camps.
>
> I dont remember a story about jewish friends saved by my family, but I do
> remember Granma telling me ( as if it werent a big deal) how they hid at two
> different times jewish families passing through Bulgaria with which they did
> not how to communicate. Me so proud...
>
> I am also proud of the stance of the Bulgarian government at the time. This
> was not matter of politics or economics, and we did not turn any ships with
> refugees away...you know what I mean.
>
> Nathan, I am really happy for the fact that relatives of yours were able to
> escape the horror...
>
> Boris
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