Student Profile: Arie Orbach

Gender: boy
School: School #1
Stage:
The Ghetto
Subject:
Another possible relative
By:
nlimbach
Date:
Dec 1, 2011, 10:28:21 pm
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Message:

We just found another woman who is most likely Awigdor's mother. There are three profiles for Fajga Urbach. Profile 1: DOB 1907 Adress Tal 12 17 (same as Awidgor). Profile 2: DOB 1908 (alothough one year off from the previous, we think this is the same person becasue of her addresses), Address Tal 12 18 (one apt off from Awidgor's apt), Moniusk 1 ABG 18.5.43 Kelm 65--so she moved to Kelm 65 on May 18, 1943 and Awigdor lived on Kelm 65. Through this we can infer that Awigdor was alive up to this point becasue he moved too. And finally the last pofile, Profile 3: DOB 1907, Adresses: Kelm 65A 8 and Tal 12 (same as previous profiles/Awidgor) and this profile gives us insight that she was a Hausfrau--a housewife, and we believe mother of Awigdor. 

2 replies

epfrankle
Posted: Dec 1, 2011 10:46:07 pm

I agree this is likely his mother, but be careful about the date of the move--I haven't seen any evidence that Awigdor moved within the ghetto. You can go ahead and add his mother's name to the appropriate field on stage 2.

nlimbach
Posted: Dec 1, 2011 11:12:36 pm

Although there is nothing on Awigdor's profile about the specific change of address date, there was nevertheless a change of address from Tal 12 to Kelm 65A 8 according to the database Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants. Both addresses are listed. It would make sense for him to have moved with his mother (and father) to the new address, Kelm 65. And yes, we think we have found his father. According to database Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants: Josef Majer Urbach DOB 17/12/1902, addresses: Kelm 65A 8 and Tal 12 (same addresses as both Awigdor and Fajga, Occupation: Kutscher (coachman, source google translate). There is a second profile from the source Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Supplementary Volume 5 that lists Josef M Urbach: DOB 1902, Address Tal 12 18 Moniusk 1 ABG 18.5.43 Kelm 65--the exact same move date as Fajga Urbach, the confirmed mother.