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Most of the archival material of the Sofia Jewish community was burned by the community itself before Jews were deported from the capital during World War II. However, death registers for Sofia are held both in the synagogue and in the Jewish Plot Office of the Municipal Cemetery. The records cover a period of at least 100 years; the first registration date unknown. | Most of the archival material of the Sofia Jewish community was burned by the community itself before Jews were deported from the capital during World War II. However, death registers for Sofia are held both in the synagogue and in the Jewish Plot Office of the Municipal Cemetery. The records cover a period of at least 100 years; the first registration date unknown. | ||
In the municipal government administration, vital records exist from 1878, the year Bulgaria became independent. For Sofia, which included half of the Jewish population in 1948, these records are kept in ''Rayonen Obshtinski Savet'' (municipal district councils). It is not possible to obtain copies of birth, marriage, or death certificates by mail. These certificates must be requested in person, although it is possible to hire an attorney or notary to do the task. Small fees are required for each certificate. The | In the municipal government administration, vital records exist from 1878, the year Bulgaria became independent. For Sofia, which included half of the Jewish population in 1948, these records are kept in ''Rayonen Obshtinski Savet'' (municipal district councils). It is not possible to obtain copies of birth, marriage, or death certificates by mail. These certificates must be requested in person, although it is possible to hire an attorney or notary to do the task. Small fees are required for each certificate. The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of civil registration for the districts of Sofia, Pazardzhik, and Plovdiv that begin in 1893. These images are available on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. <ref>Genealogical Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Outline for Genealogical Research in Bulgaria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1982.</ref> | ||
==Archives and Libraries== | ==Archives and Libraries== | ||
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