SKOKIE, IL – Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Chicago, the Illinois Holocaust Museum will host a special ceremony honoring the courageous efforts of two extraordinary Bulgarians on November 7. The program will include remarks from keynote speaker Her Excellency Elena Poptodorova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to the United States. The program will begin with the unveiling of a special plaque at the Ferro Fountain of the Righteous. This iconic space pays tribute to the righteous few who chose to risk their own safety to stand up for those in peril. The plaque will reflect the heroic deeds of the Bulgarian rescuers, Metropolitan Stephan and Metropolitan Kiril, both of whom were Heads of the Independent Orthodox Church.