The program includes a screening of a documentary dedicated to the life and work of Dimitar Peshev, followed by a panel discussion with the participation of Assoc. Angel Dzhonev, director of the Dimitar Peshev house museum in the town of Kyustendil, Dr. Angel Chorapchiev, Yad Vashem; Ruth Cohen-Dar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel.
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