{"product_id":"the-stolen-narrative-of-the-bulgarian-jews-and-the-holocaust-9781793632913","title":"The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust shares a complex tapestry of voices of memories previously underrepresented, ignored and denied. An alternative perspective that includes stolen, silenced, but now reclaimed Jewish narrative based on our peoples’ experiences. It contextualizes and personalizes our history, reconstructs the puzzle, praises those who helped the Jews and shares their exemplary acts of humanity for future generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a rich collection of oral and visual sources, most previously unknown, this book presents an account of Bulgarian Jews and Bulgaria’s role in the Final Solution like no other book on its subject. First-person oral testimonies and accompanying graphics make for engaging, gripping, reading. An historical narrative at its best!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alvin Rosenfeld, Indiana University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis valuable contribution to the history of Bulgarian Jews and those under Bulgarian rule during the Holocaust offers a patiently assembled and processed collection of individual voices which blend into a telling polyphonic narrative. The myriad personal memories convincingly demystify well-established canonical stories and pay a deserved tribute to human decency.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Roumen Avramov, Centre for Advanced Studies Sofia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent combination of rich documentation, critical study, responsible research and grounded insights. A flowing, important, fascinating historical narrative--the results of years of diligent work. Highly recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Shlomo Shealtiel, Yad Yaari Center of Hashomer Hatzair Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacky Comforty is not only an avid collector of historical memories and visual sources of the Jews of Bulgaria, but also—as this book proves—the voice of the survivors. The book tells a story on the Shoah in the Balkans which is much more complex than the established varieties: a story of deportation and annihilation, but also one of solidarity and rescue.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Stefan Troebst, Leipzig University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling and very personal book whose rich, poignant testimonies provide a welcome addition to recent scholarship on writing and remembering Jewish history in Bulgaria. Alongside Jewish witness accounts, a wealth of photographs bring back to life the experiences of Jewish persecution during World War Two and successfully reclaim the Bulgarian Jews’ roles in their own ‘rescue.’ The social lives of this collection of testimonies may also invite scholars to consider this volume as an object of research in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nadège Ragaru, Sciences Po Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Omer Bartov \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e00 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 Identity - Who We Are \u003cbr\u003e01 The Jewish Diaspora\u003cbr\u003e02 The Jews of the Iberian Peninsula \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e03 The Jews of the Balkans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e04 Jewish Migration waves to the Balkans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e05 Jewish Life 15-19th centuries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 Collective Memory of the Balkan Jews \u003cbr\u003e06 Multicultural Multi religious and multi ethnic Balkans\u003cbr\u003e07 Shared History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e08 Religious Tolerance and Freedom of Conscience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e09 The Balkan Wars and World War I \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Bulgarians and Jews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Jewish Traditions, Heritage and Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 How Life Was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Zionism And Patriotism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3 The Bulgarian Jews during Hitlerism 1933-1945\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Clouds on the Horizon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Growing Threats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Escaping Anti-Semitism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Law for the Defense of the Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 The Fox in the Chicken Coop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 Life under the Swastika: Deteriorating Conditions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 Jewish Forced Labor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4 The Final Solution and Bulgaria \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 Bulgaria Prepares for the Final Solution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 Deportations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 Friends and Neighbors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Roundups and Continued Resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 Train to Treblinka\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26 My Father’s Injury Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27 Between Deportations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28 Deportations and Ghettoization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29 Meanwhile in Labor Camp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 Resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31 Concentration Camps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32 Game of Nerves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5 The Silenced Narrative of Bulgaria’s Victims \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33 Instincts of an Animal—Jennie Lebl’s Survival Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34 To and Through Hell and Back - Israel Behar’s Survival Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35 Burdensome to this Moment--Rudi Abarbanel’s Escape Story \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 6 The Aftermath of the Holocaust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36 Rivers of Tears--After the War 1945-1948\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37 We Overcame It! Bulgaria in Jaffa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 7 The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38 A Myth is Born\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39 “Who Saved the Jews?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40 The Balkan Fox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e41 Territory and Accountability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e42 Wheeling and Dealing Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e43 Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 8 The Reclaimed Narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e44 Reflections--Mixed Accounts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e45 The Moral Lesson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e46 To Be a Bulgarian Is to be a Friend \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Tribute to Decency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix I: List of Interviewees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix II: Timelines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix III: Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042665660759,"sku":"9781793632913","price":91.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793632913.jpg?v=1750955079","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-stolen-narrative-of-the-bulgarian-jews-and-the-holocaust-9781793632913","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}