Our last days have been inspiring and adventurous! We enjoyed a meaningful Shabbat with the the Jewish community in Plovdiv at a Zionist synagogue. There we heard from the Israeli Ambassador of Bulgaria, Irit Lilian, and the President of the Bulgarian Jewish community, Alexander Oscar. Lilian shared her story and why being an ambassador for [...]
Ambassadors to Bulgaria
We have had a great last two days and we are excited for the days ahead. Yesterday we traveled to Etara, a small open air museum gives us a taste of traditional Bulgarian craftsmanship, customs and culture. Our favorite are the tasty pastry and confections! We continued our tour of Bulgarian culture in the city [...]
Please enjoy this update written by two teen participants: Naava and Kati: Ambassadors to Bulgaria began when 55 North American teens met 39 new European friends and spent an entire afternoon in various workshop and programs with the elderly of the Bulgarian Jewish Community. At this unique camp for the elderly, the teens met with Holocaust [...]