Student Profile: J. Adler

It is possible that Joachim Adler is the "J. Adler" who signed the album. He was born in 1927 and is listed as a schueler (ie, student) in the Lodz Ghetto Database. However, the database also lists a boy named Josef Justin Adler and a boy named Jacob (Jakub, Jakow). Both of these boys are less likely candidates since Josef Justin was born in December 1927 and Jacob was born in 1928, making both of them a little young for gymnasium. Still, until further evidence arises, I feel compelled to list Joachim Zanwel as "possible" rather than "confirmed."

I agree that Jakow is another possible candidate for the J. Adler who signed the album--he's a bit younger than I would have expected for a gymnasium student, but not by enough to make me doubt his candidacy. Also note that you'll find him listed with the same birthdate as Jakob Adler; there's a Jakub Adler, with a different address, also born in 1928, who you'll want to keep an eye on as well.

Yes, Joachim Zanwel was deported on May 5, 1942 (on transport #24 -- please add that!). Do the secondary sources give any indication of where transports on May 5, 1942 might have been headed and what happened to people on those transports?