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

Identifier
irn571061
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.413.1
  • RG-46.069
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Bulgarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn571061

Extent and Medium

1,701 digital images, TIFF

Archival History

Dŭrzhaven arkhiv--Vratsa

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Regional State Archives in Vratsa, Bulgaria, records obtained through the cooperative project with the Yad Vashem, Israel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in November 2017.

Scope and Content

Records of the District Administration of Vratsa, District Court, and District Inspectorate of Public Schools. Included are school reports relating to Jewish students; legal proceedings and court records pertaining to the local Jewish population, and correspondence between the District Court and Department of Police concerning the local Jewish population. The collection also includes surviving records of the Jewish Community of Byala Slatina (municipality in Vratsa District) containing financial records, minutes of the meetings of the Board of the Jewish Community (1943), and requests to release Jewish man from military service.

System of Arrangement

  1. Regional School Inspection-Vratsa; 2. Regional Directorate of Vratsa; 3. Vratsa District Court; 4. Jewish Community of Byala Slatina; 5. Letters to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Mayor of Berkovitsa for the release of Jewish men from military mobilization for participation in the construction of a forest road in "Shabovitsa"

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Dŭrzhaven arkhiv--Vratsa

Subjects

  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Bulgaria--History--20th century.
  • Vrat︠s︡a (Bulgaria : Oblast)--History.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Bulgaria.
  • Jewish schools--Bulgaria--History--20th century.
  • Bi︠a︡la Slatina (Bulgaria)
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic aspects--Bulgaria.
  • Vrat︠s︡a (Bulgaria)

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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