The Bulgarian Jews and the Final Solution, 1940-1944Virtually all of Bulgaria's Jewish citizens escaped the horrors of the Polish death camps and survived either to migrate to Israel or to remain in their homeland. Frederick Chary relates the history of the Bulgarian government's policy toward the Jews and how the determination and moral courage of a small country could successfully thwart the Final Solution. Dr. Chary uses the German diplomatic papers captured at the end of the war, published and unpublished Bulgarian sources, archives in Bulgaria and Israel, as well as personal interviews with survivors and former diplomats and officials to reveal intensely dramatic and moving stories-the still mysterious death of King Boris, the intrigues by which Bulgaria stalled deportation, the expulsion of Jews from the new territories, and examples of guilt, appeasement, and courage. |
Contents
1 Bulgaria Germany and the Jews | 3 |
2 AntiSemitic Legislation in Bulgaria | 35 |
3 Preparation for Deportation | 69 |
4 Deportation from the New Territories | 101 |
5 The Failure of the Deportations from Bulgaria | 129 |
6 Conclusions | 184 |
Jewish Consistories in Bulgaria | 203 |
The DanneckerBelev Agreement | 208 |
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