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Posted: Jul 13, 2010 10:21:55 am
Mr. Zaromb,
Thank you very much for helping us document your aunt's story (as well as that of her family). The information will help researchers to better understand the experiences of children in the Lodz ghetto.
I am seeking information on your behalf regarding your aunt's friend, Luba Geller. There were two girls listed in ghetto records who are possible matches: one as Luba Keller and the other as Luba Hiller.
Luba Keller was born on July 1, 1925. She was a student and lived at Kurze 12 Flat 10 in the ghetto. She was liberated at Bergen Belsen. There are some indications that she may have given oral testimony after the war, but I need to research that lead farther.
Luba Hiller was born July 16, 1926. She was a student and lived at Basargasse 2 Flat 8. She was sent from Bergen Belsen to Flossenburg on December 2, 1944 (most likely via Auschwitz before Belsen) and was given prisoner number 59532. Flossenburg records indicate that she was sent to work at Mehltheuer Vomag assembling armored cars. The World Jewish Congress records list her wartime location as "Rentzmuhler" which may be the same as Mehltheuer. She was in the Feldafing DP camp after the war.
In addition, the Jewish Agency's Pinkas Ha Nitzalim register of survivors, lists a woman named Luba Geler from Lodz, but it does not include a birth date or other identifying information.
I will update you if I find more information.