Mr. President. the history of Bulgarias valiant resistance to Nazi Germany is inspirational. Of Bulgarias 50.000 Jews. no more than 10 percent were deported to concentration camps. They certainly were not spared by Nazi sympathy or oversight. They were saved by the courage and mercy of the Bulgarian people. Many groupsreligious. political. and socialdefied the Nazis in occupied Bulgaria. Many people acted individually to defend the Jews against intense Nazi hatred. But the most deeply moving of all rescue tactics were the widespread "mercy baptisms." Few Jews. even in desperation. were willing to renounce Judaism. The upheaval of their lives caused by Nazi policies led most Jews to cling even more closely to their family and culture.
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