Bulgaria Jewish Records

Most of the archival material of the Sofia Jewish community was burned by the community iself before Jews were deported from the capital during World War II. However, death registers that cover a period of at least 100 years are held in the synagogue and in the Jewish Plot Office of the Municipal Cemetery. In the municipal government administration, vital records exist from 1878.

Some records are held at The Central Archives for the history of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP). To see

Administratively, Bulgaria is divided into twenty six districts. Each has an archive where civil registration records are preserved. There are no vital records in the National Historical Archive in Sofia.

Records at the Family History Library
The Family History Library has microfilms of civil registration for the districts of Sofia and Plovdiv. In the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Place Search under BULGARIA, [DISTRICT], [LOCALITY] - CIVIL REGISTRATION.