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Appendix 1.<br />

Suggested Redress for the Republic <strong>of</strong> Bulgaria<br />

In regard to their failure to continuously <strong>and</strong> openly disclose that they deported 13,000 Jews<br />

to their death from their territory <strong>of</strong> ‘New Bulgaria’ during World War II.<br />

Issued by The International Committee for Bulgarian Holocaust-Era Truth – March 1, 2011<br />

A copy <strong>of</strong> this document has been submitted to 'The Holocaust <strong>and</strong> the United Nations Outreach Programme,'<br />

a project <strong>of</strong> United Nations Educational, Scientific <strong>and</strong> Cultural Organization (UNESCO)<br />

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Suppression <strong>of</strong> the truth continues to undermine the legitimacy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Bulgaria in their<br />

sincerity on human rights issues, even today, as it st<strong>and</strong>s as a new member <strong>of</strong> the European Union.<br />

Failure to disclose the truth, at every opportunity, damages the legitimacy <strong>of</strong> any current or future<br />

Bulgarian government. The following are suggested measures Bulgaria should take to correct this long-<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ing historic injustice:<br />

1. The intended exclusion <strong>and</strong>/or conscious denial <strong>of</strong> Bulgaria’s role in the harsh treatment,<br />

collection, incarceration <strong>and</strong> deportation <strong>of</strong> 13,000 Jews from then United Bulgaria aka ‘New’<br />

Bulgaria (Thrace <strong>and</strong> Macedonia) should become a frequent <strong>and</strong> recurrent matter <strong>of</strong> public<br />

record—as much so as the <strong>of</strong>ten made ‘heroic’ (‘Bulgaria saved 50,000 Jews’) claim, repeatedly<br />

mentioned by Bulgarian government representatives <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficials.<br />

2. During any <strong>and</strong> all discussions in which explicit reference is made in regard to how Bulgaria<br />

“saved” tens <strong>of</strong> thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Jews, there should be a parallel reference to how Bulgaria deported<br />

13,000 Jews from ‘New’ Bulgaria—Thrace <strong>and</strong> Macedonia—<strong>and</strong> how this Jewish population was<br />

sent to Treblinka where they were killed. This includes in all <strong>of</strong>ficial documents <strong>and</strong> on all <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />

Websites <strong>of</strong> the Bulgarian governement.<br />

3. Bulgaria should use its voice, vote, <strong>and</strong> participation in matters relating to Holocaust education<br />

which would be consistent with the 2005 United Nations General Assembly resolution<br />

Judaic Studies Academic Paper Series / Library <strong>of</strong> Congress ISSN No. 2156-0390 © <strong>Shelomo</strong> <strong>Alfassa</strong> (shelomo@alfassa.com)

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