Gender: boy
School:
School #14B
School #14 was a school in Lodz that taught boys; school #14b met in the afternoon. Most students were between 10 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1931.
School #14 was located at Ulica Franciszkańska 29. Fourteen of the Lodz schools met on Franciszkańska, most in the building at #29. The street name was changed to Franzstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. Learn 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:
Rafal Blum
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 3/29/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
woldruffr
Birth Date:
1929-09-26
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 3/29/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
woldruffr
User Comment:
From the research I have performed I believe the Rafal Blum listed in the student list is the same Rafal Blum whom was born on September 26, 1929. I have come to this reasoning due to the fact that the date of birth fits perfectly into the range for students who attended School #14B and also because the occupation listed for him was student. When searching for Rafal Blum two names came up in the name search database, both spelled the same. These two names had the same birth month and day but the year was one year apart. Also the addresses listed shared one, PFEFFER 14 was listed for both one had 4 after it which could stand for an apartment number. With these two similarites it could also mean that these two individuals are actually the same people and for some reason the date of birth was changed in one set of records but not in the other.
Approver Comment:
I agree that the Rafal Blums you have found are the most likely candidates to have signed the album--and that they are indeed the same person. I suspect a typo or lousy handwriting is to blame for the 1928/1929 confusion. The addresses are particularly telling:
Rafal b. 1928 addresses:
Franzstrasse 38
Pfeffergasse 14 #4 (you're right, the 4 is an apartment number)
Sattlergasse 27 (after 3 December 1943)
Rafal b. 1929:
Pfeffergasse 14
Sattlergasse 27 #15
Since we don't know which birthdate is correct, please also enter 26 September 1928 into the "date of birth" field, and remember to look for both dates as you go through the next stages.
Also, what do you think about the date in the ghetto note on 1929 Rafal?
Excellent work! Thank you for your very clear explanation.
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
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