125, Tzarigradsko shose, block 4
Sofia 1113
Bulgaria
Sofia
Bulgaria
- Democracy and community development
The main objective of the Jewish-Bulgarian Friendship Foundation is the remembrance and understanding of the common history of both nations. Most of its activities are focused on strengthening of the civil society and preserving the tolerance not only as legacy but as a standard for intercultural dialogue.
The strategy of the Foundation is the gradual development of a Jews and Bulgarians Museum in the capital city Sofia. It would eventually present in the form of real and virtual reality the historical lessons captured within a permanent and a traveling exposition. In parallel, the Museum would also have its own training programs in the sphere of Jewish-Bulgarian historical relations. The main target groups of the Foundation are the younger generations, teachers (training of trainers), the general Bulgarian as well as foreign public.
The Foundation has developed its own publishing policy which includes the production of books of documents, teaching, training and conference papers and materials. The Foundation organizes discussions, training sessions, conferences and exhibitions.
The following projects are among the more significant results of the Foundation’s activities so far:
Legacies for the Future: Prevention of Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia among High School Students (educational project supported by the Democracy Commission small grants program of the US Embassy in Bulgaria); The Power of Civil Society in a time of Genocide: Proceedings of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews 1940-1944 (a documentary book supported by B'Nai B'Rith International); Mobile Exposition "The Power of the Civil Society - the Story of the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews" (supported by the State Institute до Culture of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bulgaria); Educational training “Living Together, Standing Together” in a partnership with Centropa-Austria.