A visit to the Roma Ghetto of Vladislavovo
11. November 2008The article was published in the Newsletter of the German Embassy in Bulgaria and in the Church newspaper of the German speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church Sofia.
On August the 11th and 12th I took part in a talk between the German minister for justice Mrs. Zypries and her Bulgarian colleague Mrs. Tacheva in Varna. I used that opportunity to meet Frank Abbas and his boys from the Roma ghetto the weekend before. We were even able to visit the ghetto and to meet some of his helpers.
In Vladislavovo there is one of the smaller ghettos. You can read more about it on the website www.light-in-the-darkness.de. Frank Abbas, a German merchant, has lived and looked after a group of 8 – 13 year old boys for 3 years now.