Hole in the Clouds


Sofia

Jul 12, 2012

The Moorish-style synagogue in central Sofia, Bulgaria, was built in 1909, when it served as the religious and cultural center for a Sephardic Jewish community of about 20,000. Today, the congregation numbers about 50. Bulgarian Jews were not executed by the Nazis, but almost all left for Israel after the postwar Communist takeover.

Sofia   Bulgaria   synagogue   (Image credit: Katrin Maldre)