Bulgarian authorities have launched an investigation after two antisemitic incidents were reported.
The word “Nazi” was spray-painted on the front of a synagogue in the Black Sea city of Varna, and a Holocaust memorial in Burgas was defaced.
The monument in Burgas honors Bulgaria’s rescue of its Jewish population during World War II and was also physically damaged in the attack.
In a statement, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned both acts, calling them “unacceptable” and warning that they cast “a shadow over Bulgaria’s historic achievements, of which the Bulgarian people are rightly proud.”
