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Selected records from the State Regional Archives in Burgas related to the history of the Jewish community of Burgas

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2017.410.1 | RG Number: RG-46.066

Overview

Description: Registration records and correspondence of the Jewish-owned commercial companies from the Burgas Regional Court, and records of the branch of the Bulgarian People's bank in Karnobat pertaining to the application of the discriminatory "Law for the Defense of the Nation", Article 26 that restricted personal or capital participation of Jews in the economic activities in Bulgaria during WWII.
Date: inclusive: 1917-1945
Collection Creator: Bu?lgarska narodna banka.
Bulgaria. Okr?zhen s?d, Burgas.

Physical Details

Language: Bulgarian
Genre/Form: Registers. Correspondence.
Extent: 5,075 digital images : TIFF ; 42 GB .
System of Arrangement: Arranged in two series: 1. Records of the Burgas Regional Court; 2. Records of the Bulgarian National Bank-Karnobat.

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Conditions on Access: This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
Conditions on Use: Fair use only.
Copyright Holder: Dŭrzhaven arkhiv--Burgas

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Bulgaria. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Bulgaria--History--20th century. Jewish property--Bulgaria--History--20th century. Anti-Jewish propaganda--Bulgaria. Aryanization--Bulgaria. Banks and banking--Bulgaria--History--20th century. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic aspects--Bulgaria. Banks and Banking.
Geographic Name: Bulgaria--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Bulgaria--Ethnic relations--History--20th century. Burgas (Bulgaria) Karnobat (Bulgaria) Bulgaria.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Dŭrzhaven arkhiv--Burgas
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the Regional State Archives in Burgas, Bulgaria, records obtained through the cooperative project with the Yad Vashem, Israel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in November 2017.

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