On Chanukah, JDC and Bulgarian Jewish Community Dedicate New Jewish Preschool
As Jews around the world begin celebrating Chanukah tonight, Shlomo, a 33-year-old father of two from Sofia, Bulgaria, will be giving the gift of a Jewish education to his children through Gan Balagan, Sofia’s first Jewish preschool to open in more than fifty years. A project of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and Shalom, Bulgarian Jewry’s social and cultural organization, Gan Balagan will provide Jewish children, ages 2-5, with educational experiences in basic Hebrew and Jewish traditions, among other subjects. Located in a well-equipped, modern facility that includes a spacious area for dancing and role-playing, multimedia equipment, and a piano, the school will also serve daily kosher meals.