Talk:Boris III of Bulgaria
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Taja statija e palna dupka, ako njakoj ima seriozni poznanija neka napishe statija kato horata, sramota e.
- what are you talking about? Astorknlam 14:00 24 july 2006
[edit] Who saved the Jews?
There is continuing debate as to who was actually responsible for saving Bulgaria's Jews. On the one had editors of this article claim that Boris was a dictator, then on the other hand claim that he was 'compelled' to save Bulgaria's Jews by his puppet advisors and the will of the people. (Doesn't sound like a very good dictator)
After the war, the communist party was very adept about taking the credit for saving Bulgaria's Jewry and it is the Socialist parties of today in Bulgaria that continue to spin the line that, at best, Boris was a follower, not a leader, in this action, hence their support for the removal of his plaque in the Bulgarian Forest in Israel.
The reality is that the question, like thousands of other issues in the Balkans, is subject to intense personal bias from all corners of the debate. For that reason I have amended the wording to be neutral. There is no doubt that Boris refused to agree to the deportation of the Jews. Whether he did so because of his personal beliefs, or because he was 'compelled to' are matters of speculation only. I have left in the claim that there was a popular campaign against their extradition although I have seen no record of such a campaign. Perhaps a citation could be added to prove that statement?Tashkop 21:40, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] deportation versus extradition
According to the definitions that I have read, deportation is a term used to refer to the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial.Merriam-Webster definition.
Since the majority of the Jews in question were Bulgarian citizens I therefore believe that the use of the word 'deportation' in connection to their removal to Poland is not only incorrect, but is also a implicit acceptance of the Nazi position that these people, by their Jewishness, did not have rights as citizens.
Extradition, on the other hand, is defined as being the surrender of an alleged criminal to an external jurisdiction.Merriam-Webster definition. It is correct therefore to state that the Nazis were demanding the extration of these Bulgarian citizens, for the crime of being Jewish, and I have made the appropriate changes to the aritcle.. Tashkop 21:40, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
