Gender: girl
School:
School #17B
School #17 was a school for girls in the Lodz ghetto; school #17b met in the afternoon. In 1941, students ranged in age from 9 to 15 years, meaning they were born between 1926 and 1932.
School #17 was located at Młynarska 25. The street name was changed to Mühlstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Młynarska and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Monika Grabinska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2014;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
awonsono
Birth Date:
1929-07-22
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2014;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
awonsono
Ghetto Street Address:
Franzstrasse, 128, 5, Lodz, Poland, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2014;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
awonsono
User Comment:
The student only signed with the initial of her first name, "M." Given that there are no other names that begin with the letter M also with the last name Grabinska, in addition to being the appropriate age for the school, I decided that it is highly possible that Monika Grabinska.
Approver Comment:
I agree. Please also add the Franzstrasse 33 address to this stage.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Jakob Grabinska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2014;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
awonsono
Mother's Name:
Chaja Estera Grabinska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2014;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
awonsono
Sibling's Names:
Ruta Grabinska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2014;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
awonsono
User Comment:
Upon searching the surname "Grabinska," 7 entries came up, six of them consisting of identical addresses. Two, Ruta and Monika, are of similar enough age that they could be siblings. The other four were all significantly older than Ruta and Monika. The list shows two men and two women. One pair of man and women were registered to have changed their address together (yet still close to the original shared address), while the other older man and woman pair did not change their address. The children also did not change their address. I deduced then that the residents of the original address consists of two daughters and a mother and father, while their uncle/aunt who previously lived with them found an apartment of their own nearby.
Approver Comment:
I agree that these are likely Monika's family members. Can you determine what might have happened to her using the resources in the next stages?
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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