Gender: girl
School:
Gymnasium and high school for girls
Gymnasium and high school students were typically between 14 and 20 years old. A gymnasium student in September 1941 was likely born between 1921 and 1927.
The gymnasium and high school for girls was located on Otylii. The street name was changed to Ottilienstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Otylii and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Hendla Pankowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 2/6/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
bjames3
Birth Date:
1925-08-15
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 2/6/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
bjames3
User Comment:
Helenda Pankowska was the only result found and her DOB fits in the school range between 1921 and 1927
Approver Comment:
I agree that Hendla (watch how you spell her name in the comments) is the most likely candidate to have signed the album as "H. Pankowska"--as you suggest, in 1941 she would have been 16 years old, an appropriate age to be attending Gymnasium. You'll also find her last name spelled "Pankowski" in the database, so you'll want to input that spelling on this stage and follow records for "Hendla Pankowski" throughout your research. (-ska was a common ending used for females, while -ski was used for males, but a German taking records might not necessarily have followed this convention--or it might have been mistyped over the years.)
Also note her addresses: Holzstrasse 9 #36 and Zieten 20.
Nice work, see you in stage 2!
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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