Bulgarian Jewish Community Leader Dr. Alexander Oscar to Speak at Maimonides Reception

Dr. Alexander Oscar is the President of Sofia Jewish Community, Vice President of Bulgaria Jewish Community, and Vice President of European Council of Jewish Communities, and will be making a special presentation at the Maimonides Society Reception on March 5, 2012.

After the fall of Communism in Bulgaria, and throughout Central and Eastern Europe, an opportunity to rebuild Jewish life was created.

Alek's first contact with the re-born Jewish community in Bulgaria was in 1991 when he committed himself to helping this small but spirited Jewish community to assist its needy elderly, reclaim its Sephardic Jewish heritage, and rebuild Jewish communal life.

He describes himself as dreamer -- a dreamer that believes dreams come true. His whole mission in life could be depicted in just one word, one word that means everything -- tzedakah, or the everlasting feeling that all Jews share in bringing justice everywhere they go.

He was elected President of the Sofia, Bulgaria Jewish community in December 2007, becoming the youngest leader in the history of that community,

Dr. Alexander Oscar completed both his PhD and his residency in Neurology at the Medical University in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2009.

Dr. Oscar will be giving a special presentation on The Rebirth of Bulgaria's Jewish Community: How a Neuro-Ophthalmologist from Sofia is Leading a Jewish Renaissance at the Maimonides Society Reception on March 5, 2012. Click here to find out more about this event.