The traditionally active cooperation of the Consulate General in New York with American Jewish organizations and with the Consulate General of Israel in New York continued after the series of events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust.

On May 9 of this year the consul general, for the second year in a row, was invited to take part in a prestigious forum organized by the New York City Bar Association, dedicated to the Holocaust and the fight against anti-Semitism in historical and contemporary terms. The event “Sound of the Siren: Heeding the Warning Signs of Intolerance, Racism and New Forms of Antisemitism”  lasted nearly three hours and was held in the Association's historic building in Manhattan.

The Bulgarian Consul General and Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, Ambassador Jonathan Miller, were the only diplomats among the panelists, which also included a Regional director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Director of international affairs at the World Jewish Committee (WJC), a prominent rabbi, Holocaust survivors and senior representatives of New York Bar Association.

The Bulgarian diplomat reminded the audience of the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust, while emphasizing the measures taken by Bulgaria to prevent and counter modern manifestations of anti-Semitism. In particular, he informed that the project of a national plan for combating anti-Semitism and preserving the Jewish cultural heritage has been adopted by the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria. Attention was also paid to the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, the institutionalization of the position of the National Coordinator for Combating Anti-Semitism at the level of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the efforts to ban “Lukov March” and the holding of the "March of Tolerance" on March 10 in Sofia, etc.

On May 15 of this year the Consul General took part in an exhibition dedicated to the terrorist attack on the Nova Music music festival in Israel. He was invited by the newly appointed Consul General of Israel in New York, Ambassador Ofir Akunis.

The exhibition very realistically recreates the atmosphere during the festival and the subsequent terrorist attack. It was organized by two survivors of the attack, who told the invited guests from the diplomatic corps (including from the two Bulgarian diplomatic missions in New York ) about how the festival went, the attack and their efforts to survive. The Consul General of Israel, along with the Israeli Permanent Representative to the UN, made statements regarding the attack and Israel's readiness to punish the perpetrators and continue to defend itself.

The Consul General held a meeting with about thirty girls from the American Jewish community who are studying at Touro University and high schools in New York and have been individually selected to participate in an educational program of the AJC New York. The program aims to empower and inform them about issues related to the Jewish community and the fight against anti-Semitism. The American Jewish Committee was represented at the event by Brandon Pinsker, Deputy Director for New York.

The Bulgarian diplomat introduced the guests to various aspects of the work of the Consulate General in New York, paying special attention to the commemoration of the anniversary of the rescue of 50 thousand Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust, the cooperation with American Jewish organizations and the solidarity expressed by the Bulgarian government with Israel following the terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023.