Like the vast majority of Jewish communities in Europe, the Jewish community in Macedonia was completely annihilated during the Holocaust.

 

Like the vast majority of the peoples of Europe (with a few notable exceptions), the Macedonians sat back and did not lift a finger to help. Only a few brave Macedonian individuals bucked the trend. The silent majority simply took over the possessions and property of the exterminated Jews and looked the other way.

 

For more about the Holocaust in Macedonia, read the book by the historian Jenny (Zeni) LEBL.

 

It has been my experience that anti-Semitism is alive and well among the Macedonians. The Jews are either hated and despised - or feared and admired because they "rule the world and the United States". Such fear and "admiration" (which is really disguised envy) are also forms of anti-Semitism.

 

Here is one of many examples of ongoing Macedonian anti-Semitism online: