Gender: girl
School:
Gymnasium and high school for girls
Gymnasium and high school students were typically between 14 and 20 years old. A gymnasium student in September 1941 was likely born between 1921 and 1927.
The gymnasium and high school for girls was located on Otylii. The street name was changed to Ottilienstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Otylii and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Mindla Laja Sankiewicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 10/8/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mshaner
Birth Date:
1922-12-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 10/8/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mshaner
Approver Comment:
Based on the exact name match and birth date, I think you have most likely found the right person. Note that she moved from Litzmannstadt 33 in Lodz to Matrosen Gasse 60 Flat 12 in the ghetto. Her occupation was listed as "Haustochter" [variously translated as "house daughter," "lady's helper," "house servant (female)"]
Stage 2: The Ghetto
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Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
Student's Given Name:
Mania Szymkiewicz
Source: Pinkas HaNitzolim I - Register of Survivors (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 10/8/2008;
Possible
| Researcher:
mshaner
Birth Date:
1923-00-00
Source: Pinkas HaNitzolim I - Register of Survivors (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 10/8/2008;
Possible
| Researcher:
mshaner
User Comment:
While I'm not entirely certain Mindla and Mania are the same person, I'm fairly hopeful. I was unable to find any trace of Mindla outside of Lodz until searching Pinkas HaNitzolim I found "Mania Szymkiewicz," born in Lodz in 1923. And after searching Google I found that Mania is used as a nickname for Mindla.
Approver Comment:
mshaner - I share your hopefulness; however, the evidence here is very circumstantial. The names are significantly different and Pinkas HaNitzolim provides only a birth year (which is off by one year). In addition, a quick Google search found only one example of a woman who went by both Mindla and Mania. That said, Mania Symkiewicz was located in Lodz, and could conceivably be the same person. It's a stretch, but I'll mark this one as "possible."
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