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Bloomsbury Studies in Jewish Literature Ser.: Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust by Jacky Comforty (2023, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherLexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-101793632936
ISBN-139781793632937
eBay Product ID (ePID)3058635446
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Number of Pages456 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameStolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust
SubjectHolocaust, Judaism / History, Europe / Baltic States, World
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, History
AuthorJacky Comforty
SeriesBloomsbury Studies in Jewish Literature Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight21.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
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ReviewsThe Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust, a compilation of eyewitness testimonies, archival documents, photographs, and researchers' investigations, debunks a Holocaust myth that not only were the Jews of Bulgaria spared but it was thanks to a sympathetic government. This book provides a fresh perspective on that time and place. This title is recommended for all Holocaust collections., The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust fills a lacuna in Holocaust history and in Bulgarian collective memory. It serves as a reminder of both the fragility of memory, its susceptibility to reshaping, and the gravity of memory, its ability to affect a population's view of itself and even affect a nation's international and political standing. Altogether, the book is an essential record of a narrative, the memories of the survivors -that have been repressed for far too long., A 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., Drawing 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!, Drawing 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 andaccompanying graphics make for engaging, gripping, reading. An historical narrative at its best!, The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust, a compilation of eyewitness testimonies, archival documents, photographs, and researchers' investigations, debunks a Holocaust myth that not only were the Jews of Bulgaria spared but it was thanks to a sympathetic government. This book provides a freshperspective on that time and place. This title is recommended for all Holocaust collections., Amid a landscape of despair and death, Bulgaria was seen as a shining example of humanity during the Holocaust. Alone among European countries that were occupied by or aligned with Germany, Bulgaria saved its Jewish citizens from the clutch of the Nazis. Its wily monarch, King Boris III, was supposedly their chief protector and savior. Like the majority of Bulgarian Jews, my late parents-in-law bought into this appealing story. For decades after World War II, Bulgaria burnished these self-serving myths. While it is true that the 49,000 Jews of Bulgaria survived the war, the pro-German Bulgarian government was anything but philosemitic, writes Jacky Comforty in his illuminating book of essays, The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust. In fact, as he points out in his deeply researched and clearly written account, the Bulgarian fascist regime can justly be accused of ethnic cleansing. It subjected its Jewish population to horrendous antisemitic restrictions, made plans to deport a significant number of Jews to Nazi concentration camps, and facilitated the mass murder of almost 12,000 Jews in the Bulgarian-occupied areas of Thrace and Macedonia and the city of Pirot. Comforty, [having] explored the history of this community, he interviewed 150 people who represented a spectrum of experiences in Bulgaria before, during and after the Holocaust. These first-hand accounts underscore Bulgaria's mistreatment of its Jewish citizens during the war and prove its collaboration with Germany in the Final Solution... Clearly, the Bulgarian government did not acquit itself nobly during the period under review. To his credit, Comforty debunks the myths related to the Holocaust in Bulgaria. No longer can Bulgaria smugly claim that it was a safe haven for Jews during this incredibly dark period., This 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., Comforty, an award-winning filmmaker and oral historian, has written a counter narrative of Bulgarian Jews and Bulgaria's role in the Final Solution, challenging the belief that the Bulgarian government prevented the deportation of its Jews to Auschwitz, except for those in the newly occupied lands of Thrace and Macedonia. Based on primary sources and interviews with more than 60 Bulgarian war survivors, Comforty argues that Bulgaria was an ally to Nazi Germany, and King Boris III, far from being the "Bulgarian Schindler," was prepared to deport the Jews of mainland Bulgaria to the death camps. Moreover, the Bulgarian parliament passed the Law for the Defense of the Nation in 1941 (effective until 1944), which applied Nazi racial laws to Bulgaria's Jewish population. The deportation law, which would have initially deported some 8,000 Jews from Bulgaria to Auschwitz, was temporarily suspended because of the intervention of Bulgarian parliamentarians and members of the Orthodox hierarchy. Comforty notes that Bulgarians were not as anti-Semitic as their government, and in 1943, the king's death and the war's turning tide in favor of the Allies saved the Jews of Bulgaria from being sent to their deaths. The book includes valuable pictures, a time line of events, and an extensive bibliography. Recommended. General readers through faculty., Jacky Comforty and Martha Bloomfield have done a service for the rest of us in shining a light on the dark and complex history of the Balkans. In an era of disinformation and fake news, their painstaking research has reclaimed this terrible episode in Jewish history for a wider audience and pushed aside those adept at manipulating it. It is an accessible and interesting read., Jacky 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., Documentary filmmaker Jacky Comforty explores this heartwarming story in The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and Holocaust, which he wrote with Michigan writer Martha Aladjem Bloomfield. Comforty traveled the world to interview historians, political scientists, military analysts and other experts to develop an unvarnished picture of Bulgarian actions during the war., An 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!
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Dewey Decimal940.531808991811
Table Of ContentList of Figures Foreword by Omer Bartov Preface Acknowledgments 00 Introduction Part 1 Identity - Who We Are 01 The Jewish Diaspora 02 The Jews of the Iberian Peninsula 03 The Jews of the Balkans 04 Jewish Migration waves to the Balkans 05 Jewish Life 15-19th centuries Part 2 Collective Memory of the Balkan Jews 06 Multicultural Multi religious and multi ethnic Balkans 07 Shared History 08 Religious Tolerance and Freedom of Conscience 09 The Balkan Wars and World War I 10 Bulgarians and Jews 11 Jewish Traditions, Heritage and Community 12 How Life Was 13 Zionism And Patriotism Part 3 The Bulgarian Jews during Hitlerism 1933-1945 14 Clouds on the Horizon 15 Growing Threats 16 Escaping Anti-Semitism 17 Law for the Defense of the Nation 18 The Fox in the Chicken Coop 19 Life under the Swastika: Deteriorating Conditions 20 Jewish Forced Labor Part 4 The Final Solution and Bulgaria 21 Bulgaria Prepares for the Final Solution 22 Deportations 23 Friends and Neighbors 24 Roundups and Continued Resistance 25 Train to Treblinka 26 My Father's Injury Story 27 Between Deportations 28 Deportations and Ghettoization 29 Meanwhile in Labor Camp 30 Resistance 31 Concentration Camps 32 Game of Nerves Part 5 The Silenced Narrative of Bulgaria's Victims 33 "Instincts of an Animal"-Jennie Lebl's Survival Story 34 "To and Through Hell and Back" - Israel Behar's Survival Story 35 "Burdensome to this Moment"--Rudi Abarbanel's Escape Story Part 6 The Aftermath of the Holocaust 36 Rivers of Tears--After the War 1945-1948 37 "We Overcame It!" Bulgaria in Jaffa Part 7 The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews 38 A Myth is Born 39 "Who Saved the Jews?" 40 The Balkan Fox 41 Territory and Accountability 42 Wheeling and Dealing Memory 43 Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial Part 8 The Reclaimed Narrative 44 Reflections--Mixed Accounts 45 The Moral Lesson 46 "To Be a Mensch!" Epilogue: Tribute to Decency Appendix I: List of Interviewees Appendix II: Timelines Appendix III: Further Reading Bibliography Index About the Authors
SynopsisThe Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust collects narratives of Bulgarian Jews who survived the Holocaust. Through the analysis of eye-witness testimonies, archival documents, photographs, and researchers' investigations, the authors weave a complex tapestry of voices that were previously underrepresented, ignored, and denied. Taken together, the collected memories offer an alternative perspective that counters official accounts and corroborates war crimes., This book collects narratives of Bulgarian Jews who survived the Holocaust. Through eye-witness testimonies, archival documents, photographs, and researchers' investigations, the stories counter official accounts and corroborate war crimes.
LC Classification NumberD804.5
As told toBloomfield, Martha Aladjem
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