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When your birth year is 1921, some people might have issues believing it. Victor Baruch, a 97-year-old author from Sofia, seems more like 67. He says he had recently signed some document at the German Embassy, located just a few blocks away from his apartment block. “The lady there said: ‘I saw your birth date. How do you do it?’ I just said it…

There are thousands of expatriates in Bulgaria. Some are infants, others study. There are expats who work in call centers, there are expat teachers, doctors,…

Never have we flown more. The beach in Barbados? Bird watching at the Black Sea? Culture in Berlin? Street life Bangkok? Dining in Baltimore? Photo shoots in…

In 1980, a gifted young drummer by the name of Roger Odell did what gifted young drummers usually do. He joined a band, which was "Easier Said Than Done". Little did he know that his band, Shakatak, was going to make him very busy for the next 38 years and beyond. But Roger Odell wouldn't be Roger Odell if he just stared out the window in his…

Some 1,500 Nazis marched the streets of Sofia today, on February 17th, 2018, in order to honor Hristo Lukov, a notorious antisemite and ardent worshipper of…

Robert Singer, the Executive Vice president World Jewish Congress, has a mission. The 61-year-old's job is "to serve 102 Jewish communities around the world".…