Gender: boy
School:
School #2
School #2 was a religious school for boys in Lodz. Most students were between 8 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1933.
School #2 was located at Ulica Jakuba 10. The street name was changed to Rembrandtstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about Ulica Jakuba at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/sw_jakuba_street.html,24.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Mordka Herszberg
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
Birth Date:
1929-08-08
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
User Comment:
According to the search of the literal name there were no results, but using the sounds like option four came up. Mordek Herszberg, seems to fit the description of this boy the best. He was born in 1929 right in the range of the students at School 2, He also has his occupation as student. Based on the similarity of the name and the other indicators I belive this to be the student.
Approver Comment:
I agree! Mordka might be the Polish analogue of Mordechai, and you were right in saying that the birth year of 1929 is appropriate for school 2: in 1941, he would have been 12 years old. Also note his addresses: Nordstrasse 24 and Rauchgasse 33 #26. Nice work, see you in stage 2!
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Szmul Herszberg
Source: Hospital, Labor, Deportation, and Administrative Records from the Lodz Ghetto
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
Mother's Name:
Laja Herszberg
Source: Hospital, Labor, Deportation, and Administrative Records from the Lodz Ghetto
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
Deported / Transferred:
1942-09-12
Source: Hospital, Labor, Deportation, and Administrative Records from the Lodz Ghetto
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
Death Date:
1942-09-12
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
Camp Deported/Transferred to:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
Place of Death:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jclark1
User Comment:
According to the sources, it states the Morecka was transported to Chelmnol, as were most of his family. I went through and searched for his address and was able to find the Father Szmul who was born in 1894, which I think would make hime about the right age. His wife was Laja and for occupation she had housewife, she was born in 1896. I assumed that these date seemed to lead to the parents of Mordeka. I was also able to find 2 sisters and a brother to him, Is there somewhere where I can put that, Their names are ZLATA HERSZBERG, GOLDA HERSZBERG, and ABRAM MENDEL HERSZBERG. By the way what does the occupation of angest consist of, I could find no information on it.
Approver Comment:
You've put the names right were they go.
"Angest" is short for "Angestellte" or "Bueroangestellte," and is basically an office clerk.
Thank you for your excellent work in helping to complete Mordka's record, through his deportation in the September 1942 Gehsperre Aktion.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
No research performed on this stage
Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
No research performed on this stage
Stage 5: Liberation & After
No research performed on this stage
Research contributed by the following user
