Gender: boy
School:
School #1
School #1 was a religious school for boys in Lodz. Most students at School #1 in September 1941 were between 9 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1932.
School #1 was located at Goplánska 26. The street name was changed to Buchbinderstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Goplánska and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Rywen Majzeles
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/13/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
billiekatz
Birth Date:
1929-06-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/13/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
billiekatz
Ghetto Street Address:
CEGIELNIANA, 38
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/13/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
billiekatz
Franzstrasse, 38, 63
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/13/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
billiekatz
User Comment:
After perfoming a 'sounds like' search, I yielded only one result: Rywen Majzeles. I believe that Rueben Majzles is actually Rywen Majzeles because this was the only result to appear and his birth year of 1929 falls perfectly in the period of time a child attending School #1 would have been born. In addition, the spelling is Majzles and Majzeles is identical aside from the additional "e"
Approver Comment:
I agree this is the most likely student for all the reasons you cite above! Nice work thinking critically about the names. I look forward to seeing what you find in the next stages!
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Mother's Name:
Bajla Majzeles
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/30/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
act624
Sibling's Names:
Izrael Majzeles
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/30/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
act624
User Comment:
We believe that we found his mother, Bajla Majzeles. Her birth date was August 15, 1890 so she would have been the right age to be his mother. Also, their addresses matched perfectly. We also believe that we found his brother, Izrael, who was born on December 15, 1926, because his address matches perfectly too.
Approver Comment:
I agree that these are likely his mother and brother. Can you find out anything else about his family?
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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