Gender: boy
School:
School #13B
School #13 was a school for boys in Lodz. The students in #13b attended classes in the afternoon. Most students were between 10 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1931.
School #13 was located at Ulica Franciszkańska 29. The street name was changed to Franzstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about the schools on Franciszkańska at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/the_schools_and_collective_prague_IV.html,26.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Uszer Urbach
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/9/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
BrittneyD
Birth Date:
1931-10-31
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/9/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
BrittneyD
Ghetto Street Address:
Hanseatenstrasse, 70
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/9/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
BrittneyD
Steinmetzgasse, 28, 2
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/9/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
BrittneyD
User Comment:
I think this is the person who signed the album as Uszer Orbach. When researching this name I came upon two listings with all the same exact information. The two listings I believe are the same exact person. They both have the same name (same spelling), same birth date, same occupation (Schueler), and also the same addresses. The boy would be the right age to be in School # 13B. The only difference between the two listings of the boys was there was a note with the date of 18.8.42 which comes out to be August 18th, 1942. Now with this date it could mean a vary of things like his date of changed registration address, the date of his death, or the date of his deportation. I do not believe that this would be his transport number but I could be wrong. But one thing I do believe is that this is the right boy who signed the album as Uszer Orbach
Expert Reviewer Comment:
I agree that you have found the student who most likely signed the album. I also agree that 18.8.42 is probably the date of either deportation or change of address. According to secondary sources there were no deportations to Chelmno on that day. Maybe you can find out more on the next stages. Good luck with your research!
Approver Comment:
I also agree this is the person who most likely signed this name in the album. Have you found out any more about what the August 1942 date might mean?
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Josek Ber Urbach
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/14/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
BrittneyD
Mother's Name:
Chawa Rywka Urbach
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/14/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
BrittneyD
User Comment:
When looking up more information on Uszer I found his mother and father. His mother's name is Chawa Rywka Urbach. I know this is his mother because her birth date is January 19th, 1895 and also her addresses match Uszer Urbach's addresses. They also have the same note of a date (18.8.42). Uszer's father's name is Josek Ber Urbach and he was born on December 22nd, 1893. His addresses also match Uszer and Chawa. The only thing is that Josek died on June 25th, 1943 of Lungentuberkulose. I found out that his father's control number is 11500 and the medical record states Josek was born in Dzialoszyn. The only thing I still can not figure out when looking through the information is what 18.8.42 stands for. I looked in the secondary sources with the deportations and found no date matching. I am starting to think maybe this date is a change in address. I know that when looking through the information I am coming to a dead end and can not find any other information. Any suggestions would be wonderful.
Approver Comment:
Are you still looking under both Urbach and Orbach? There might be something of interest under another spelling of his last name.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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