tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post529031733801262979..comments2024-03-27T06:54:55.000+02:00Comments on Ellis Shuman Writes: What Happened to Macedonia's Jews during the Holocaust?Ellis Shumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-12299198272804662032013-04-07T20:27:10.781+03:002013-04-07T20:27:10.781+03:00Please take into consideration the below quote fro...Please take into consideration the below quote from Wikipedia which pretty much clears some important details up. I feel sorry that a sensitive topic like this is used by our neighbours from Macedonia as one of the many topics for speech of hate towards us. Plus, our state officially admitted the failure to save the Macedonian jews.<br />"Although Bulgaria had effectively controlled the regions immediately beyond its borders, German authorities, who were in charge, recognized only the Bulgarian military administration and not the civil one. Bulgaria granted citizenship both to all ethnic Bulgarians and to others who wished so in those territories, but not to Jews that were already beyond its borders.[11] It is important to note, however, that the territories of Aegean Thrace, Macedonia and other lands controlled by Bulgaria during World War II were not considered Bulgarian; they were only administered by Bulgaria, but Bulgaria had no say as to the affairs of these lands, following directives from Germany. In contrast with the old Bulgarian territories, where widespread protests against the deportations took place, including petitions to the Sofia government, in Aegean Thrace and Macedonia such organized movements were lacking."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com