In March of 1943, Bulgarian police stormed into the homes of Jewish Bulgarians and dragged them to train stations. The trains came. 8,500 people were loaded into boxcars. ***Substance is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
In the words of the autocorrect on my wife's phone¹: ducking wow! Wonderful story. Thanks for putting it out where people can see it.
(footnote 1: this after seeing (in the DC area with her mom) a production of Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures)
In the words of the autocorrect on my wife's phone¹: ducking wow! Wonderful story. Thanks for putting it out where people can see it.
(footnote 1: this after seeing (in the DC area with her mom) a production of Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures)
Thank you!
Beautiful x
Wonderful story, one that more people should know.
That's a lovely story. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Beautiful, Really Beautiful
"These policies were deeply unpopular and sparked widespread protests by regular people, the Church and government officials."
Are "regular people" the contrast class for the Jews?
No no. I meant civilians rather than the Church or government. Sorry if that was unclear, yikes. Do you think "everyday civilians" might work better?
Yeah, probably.