Gender: girl
School:
School #7B
School #7 was a school for girls in Lodz. The students in #7b attended classes in the afternoon. Most students were between 9 and 14 years old, meaning that they were born between 1927 and 1932.
School #7 was located at Ulica Zgierska 70. The street name was changed to Hohensteinerstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about Ulica Zgierska at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/zgierska_street.html,5.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Rachel Ickowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/12/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Birth Date:
1932-05-29
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/12/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Ghetto Street Address:
Hohensteinstrasse, 94
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/12/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Hohensteinstrasse, 94, 1
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/12/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
User Comment:
We searched the name Rachel Ickowicz on exact and this was the only result. Her birth date is May 29, 1932, which puts her at an ideal age to be in school #7B. We think that she was relocated to a different flat room in the same street of Hohens. She has a transport date of June 27, 1942 on trasport 25. There were no records of any transports on this date on the secondary source, but the records before and after this date went to Auschwitz. This leaves us to believe that there is a chance she went to a labor camp and not the execution center of Chelmno.
Approver Comment:
I agree you have found a student who might have signed this name in the album--thank you for your excellent process note. I'm also intrigued by a Ruchla Ickowicz born in 1927--what do you think about her as another possible candidate?
I think your conclusions about the date of deportation are intriguing. Please list the date of deportation found in the database in the appropriate field on the next stage, and check in the resources found in the next stages (stages 3 and 4 might be helpful) to see what else you can find. Good luck!
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Jakub Ickowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/15/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Mother's Name:
Rywka Mariem Icowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/15/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Sibling's Names:
Jochwet Chaja Ickowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/15/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Lajb Ickowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/15/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Malka Ickowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/15/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
Deported / Transferred:
1942-06-27
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/15/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
cbirkdale
User Comment:
We did an exact search of the last name Ickowicz and believe we found Rachel's father, mother, older brother, and 2 younger sisters. All four had the same ghetto addresses and were all transported on June 27, 1942. Her potentional father Jakub, mother Rywka, and brother Ljab were on transport #30 and her potention sisters Jochwet Chaja and Malka Dina was on transport 25. The father was born on August 24, 1899, the mother was born on April 20, 1898, the brother was born August 2, 1930, Jochwet sister was born on October 30, 1937, and Malka was born on May 1, 1934. This puts all of them at an ideal age to be in relation to Rachel.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Thank you for your submission! I agree that you have found Rachel's family, as having the same address and last name makes it extremely likely that they were family. Just to clarify, Malka's name is "Malka Dina", so I would make sure that you transcribe the name completely. Please add that to the entry.
Looking at your previous comments, the transport number is very interesting. Usually if you have multiple addresses and a transport date, that just means the date in which they moved street addresses. However, because there is also a transport number here, that is most likely not the case. It is possible that she and her family went to a labor camp; hopefully you can discover this answer in the upcoming stages!
Approver Comment:
Two questions before I can approve your research:
1. Please return to stage 1 to look for other possible candidates to have signed this name.
2. Please enter the transport number into the correct field on this stage and consult the secondary sources to see where this transport might have gone.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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