The Deportation of the Jews from the Bulgarian-Occupied Territories:

A Concise Presentation based on the Collections held at the Bulgarian State Archives

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the impact of the Bulgarian occupation on the Jews of Yugoslav Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace through the utilization of historical documents held at the Bulgarian State Archives. The paper describes the application of restrictive measures against the local Jewish communities, as well as Bulgaria’s involvement in the design and implementation of the deportation operation of the Yugoslav and Greek Jews to the Treblinka extermination camp (1941-1943).