Mein Kampf has been legally published in Bulgaria for the first time, and it's a hot item despite the country's dearth of anti-Jewish sentiment. Hitler's autobiography has two legal requirements it lacked until now: a preface stating the book is anti-Semitic and the name of a publisher. Bulgaria was the only Nazi ally to save its Jewish citizens from deportation in 1943, after a deluge of protests from lawmakers, clergymen and intellectuals. Sales figures were unavailable, but the book's price has jumped from $7 to $12, a tenth of an average monthly salary. Jewish leaders in Sofia said they did not object to the book's publication. "This book is part of the human history and it has to be read," the head of one large Jewish group said. "I bought it out of curiosity," a 35-year-old businessman said, fingering his new copy. "Forbidden fruit, you know."
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has been legally published in Bulgaria for the first time, and it's a hot item despite the country's dearth of anti-Jewish sentiment. Hitler's autobiography has two legal requirements it lacked until now: a preface stating the book is anti-Semitic and the name of a publisher. Bulgaria was the only Nazi ally to save its Jewish citizens from deportation in 1943, after a deluge of protests from lawmakers, clergymen and intellectuals. Sales figures were unavailable, but the book's price has jumped from $7 to $12, a tenth of an average monthly salary. Jewish leaders in Sofia said they did not object to the book's publication. "This book is part of the human history and it has to be read," the head of one large Jewish group said. "I bought it out of curiosity," a 35-year-old businessman said, fingering his new copy. "Forbidden fruit, you know."
