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Our state got worse after the 'Nation Defense Law' [Law for the Protection of the Nation ] [5] was accepted in 1939. The first anti-Semitic sentiments started to appear and we started wearing badges. The Jews in Plovdiv were not interned; only rich people were moved to ghettos.
Many of them used their money to 'ransom' their chance to escape abroad. So many of the richer Jews from Plovdiv went to live in Western Europe, or in the United States. The situation was very tense - there were 'brannici' [Brannik] [6], and they didn't allow us to go out on the streets freely.
Many of them used their money to 'ransom' their chance to escape abroad. So many of the richer Jews from Plovdiv went to live in Western Europe, or in the United States. The situation was very tense - there were 'brannici' [Brannik] [6], and they didn't allow us to go out on the streets freely.
Period
Year
1941
Location
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Interview
Rebeca Assa