Ambassadors to Bulgaria 2017 Update # 3 Hello Friends and Family, We had a fun filled weekend, which started with a visit to the open-air museum, Etara. This small village showcases the traditional crafts of Bulgaria, including a bakery, confectionary, blacksmiths, woodcarvers and more! After we made our way to the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. [...]

Ambassadors to Bulgaria 2017 Update # 2 June 30 Hello Friends and Family, We have continued our journey to the small town of Sliven, where a small but active Jewish Community still calls home. We fulfilled an important need by cleaning and restoring the Jewish section of their local cemetery. Later, we met with the [...]

Ambassadors to Bulgaria 2017 Update 1 – June 27 Ambassadors to Bulgaria began when 30 North Americans met 18 new European friends at the Sofia Airport.  The Americans were met with cheering and signs of welcome, before we boarded the bus and started our drive to the beautiful Sea Side of Bulgaria.  We concluded our [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]