Learn about Bulgaria’s efforts to advance education, remembrance, and research on the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma.
Learn about Bulgaria’s efforts to advance education, remembrance, and research on the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma.
Joined the IHRA
Genka Georgieva (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – Head of Delegation
Angel Bandjov (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – Deputy Head of Delegation
Sirma Popnikolova (Council of Ministers)
Evgeniya Kostadinova (Ministry of Education and Science) – Education Working Group
Victoria Behar (Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom”) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Rumyana Marinova – Christidi (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski) – Education Working Group
Ivaylo Kashkanov (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Radostina Nikolova (Ministry of Education and Science) – Education Working Group
Mihail Gruev (Archives State Agency and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” ) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Albena Taneva (Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” ) – Academic Working Group
Slavena Gergova (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the State of Israel)
We are happy and gratified that Bulgaria proudly assumes its well deserved place on the map of the nations and communities that are dedicated to upholding the commitments of the Stockholm Declaration and working together to safeguard the historical record. Accession as a full member is not the end of the road but just another starting point. We still need – as a society and state – to come to terms with the events during the Holocaust that are now still seen by many as uncomfortable. Nations and societies that have successfully dealt with the past can face the present and the future with confidence and self-esteem. We are particularly proud that Bulgaria has adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism and has appointed a national coordinator on combatting antisemitism. We also recognize the efforts of the Bulgarian EU Presidency towards making IHRA’s agenda more visible among the EU institutions and membership.
Adopted on 18 October 2023
On 27 January 2022, Bulgaria marked the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in a commemoration ceremony held in Aula Magna of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, the oldest and biggest university in the country.
On 4 September 2023, the Vidin synagogue reopened its doors after undergoing complete restoration. The project’s success is a significant contribution to the conservation of Jewish cultural heritage in Vidin and Bulgaria.
Холокостът е подкрепяно от държавата систематично преследване и убийства на евреите от страна на нацистка Германия и нейните съюзници и съучастници в периода 1933 – 1945 година.
Международният съюз за почит към жертвите на Холокоста (IHRA) обединява правителства и експерти с цел укрепване, напредък и насърчаване на образованието за Холокоста, възпоменание и изследване в световен мащаб и спазване на ангажиментите съгласно Стокхолмската декларация от 2000 г.