Gosh! Thank you so much for all your insights and information: that picture of Ari with Sashka and Anri – it took my breath away – he looks a bit like my father did at the same age!

The problem is not so much visiting Bulgaria (clearly, anyone can do that); it is finding someone who can help me with the information I would like to find out about. Namely, I know nothing of my Bulgarian ancestry beyond a photograph of my Leschnikoff great grandparents.

How does one trace ancestry in Bulgaria? I have a massive family tree already (my mother’s side of the family is Jewish, and quite easy to trace back several centuries) – but there is a big hole where my great grandparents should go. I’ve tried to find information on the internet (I subscribe to Ancestry.co.uk), but for Bulgarians, there is little at at – and hardly anything in English. I don’t speak or read Bulgarian so it is a problem!

It would really help if perhaps we could correspond via email. If you check out my website http://www.supersoprano.com, you can get in touch with me there – and you’ll hear my voice!

Thank you so much!

Jessica X