Antisemitism in Bulgaria
27 media-documented antisemitic events in Bulgaria (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Bulgaria
Several bodies count this country — a community monitor, the police, EU-wide reporting. They measure different things on different definitions; the bars share a scale but are not rival estimates of one number.
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- +1 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Media-documented events
- Sofia, BulgariaCurated entry
Sofia Synagogue wall defaced at October 7 memorial display
Source: The Sofia Globe ↗ - Sofia, BulgariaCurated entry
Monument of Salvation in Sofia defaced with red paint
Source: U.S. State Department ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A deaf Jewish man had his kippah forcibly removed from his head and was threatened with a knife by a man shouting anti-Semitic insults as the victim left a Chabad house.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Several Israeli tourists were threatened when repeatedly targeted with anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli insults and behaviour on a popular mountain hiking path.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A male Jewish student was threatened by a Muslim student at the medical university where they study.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A male member of parliament of Jewish origin was surrounded, threatened and harassed by more than 20 supporters of a nationalist party shouting anti-Semitic insults and comments calling for him to be deported. The comments included anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man, his daughter and other family members were subjected to anti-Semitic harassment when repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic comments and insults, including Jewish stereotypes.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Sofia, BulgariaCurated entry
Neo-Nazi Lukov March held in Sofia despite ban
Source: U.S. State Department ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Staff at a synagogue were subjected to threatening behaviour when a poster containing an invitation to commemorate Adolf Hitler was hung on the backdoor of the synagogue by members of a hate group. The incident occurred on a Bulgarian Orthodox holiday.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Sofia, BulgariaCurated entry
Posters glorifying Hitler placed at Sofia Synagogue gates
Source: European Jewish Congress ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Jewish cemetery in Belgrade vandalized in antisemitic attack
Source: ejpress.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Sofia, BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Swastika found drawn on window shade in the secure part of the U.S. embassy in Sofia (Axios)
Source: Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Axe Thrown Through Window of Belgrade Jewish Cemetery Chapel
Source: algemeiner.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Sofia, BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Antisemitic Vandalism of Sofia, Bulgaria Synagogue Condemned as ‘Shameful Desecration’
Source: algemeiner.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
The door of a synagogue was vandalized with anti-Semitic inscriptions.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A synagogue received an e-mail containing threats of a terrorist attack. A day before the incident, the same synagogue had received a similar threatening e-mail.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A synagogue received an e-mail containing threats of a terrorist attack. The following day, the same synagogue received a similar threatening e-mail.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A Bulgarian-Israeli Jewish man was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and attacked with a piece of wood by a male neighbour. The offender was prevented from physically assaulting the victim, who was left in fear of his safety.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
B’nai B’rith condemns vandalism at Jewish cemetary in Shoumen, Bulgaria (B’nai B’rith)
Source: Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish woman received an anonymous phone call conveying anti-Semitic death threats.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Tombstones at a Jewish cemetery were vandalized.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Tombstones at a Jewish cemetery were destroyed, and a brick fence and a metal door were damaged.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Sofia, BulgariaAuto-collected from news
2,000 torch-wielding nationalists march through Sofia to honor pro-Nazi general
Source: timesofisrael.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Sofia, BulgariaAuto-collected from news
Stones hurled into central synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
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