Ms. Maya Hristova, Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York, participated as a special guest at the Hanukkah celebration
15 December 2019 NewsMs. Maya Hristova, Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York, participated as a special guest at the Hanukkah celebration in New York organized by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) on December 11, 2019.
The celebration marks the beginning of the upcoming year and is a very important event in the public life of the Jewish community. Traditionally, the Menorah (Jewish candlestick) is lit during the event and Ms. Maya Hristova was honored to light one of the candles.
The ceremony was attended by many guests and officials: Ms. Harriet Schleifer, President of AJC, Mr. Michael Schmidt executive director of AJC New York, Board members of AJC NY, the Consul Generals of Israel, Austria, France and others EU countries, representatives of the Jewish community in the city and US Congressional candidate Mr. Fernando Cabrera.