Gender: boy
School:
Gymnasium and high school for boys
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 boys 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:
Dawid Sierakowiak
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
allycorb
Birth Date:
1924-07-25
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
allycorb
User Comment:
Dawid Sierakowiak resided in Lodz, Poland. His first address in the ghetto was Reiger Gasse 5/7 Flat 11. He later moved to Sattler Gasse 20 on July 14, 1943.
He was a student with a scholarship at the private Gymnasium school in Lodz. Throughout the war, he kept a diary, describing his feelings and the events that occured. The last entry of his diary contained his hopes on getting a job at the ghetto bakery, so that he no longer had to starve.
Approver Comment:
Alyson,
Excellent. Is there a reason you chose to go with the birthdate of July 25, 1924 rather than July 25, 1927 since there are two entries for Dawid with different birth years in the Lodz Ghetto Database? Also, where did you find the content about his scholarship, diary, etc.? Always reveal your sources. FYI -- This last bit of information is more appropriate to Stage 2 (Life in the Ghetto). However, for Stage 1, were you able to uncover where he was born, too?
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Change of Address:
1943-07-14
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
allycorb
Death Date:
1943-08-08
Source: Lodz Ghetto Hospital Deaths (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
allycorb
User Comment:
Dawid died on August 8, 1943 at the Hospital at Lodz, due to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Approver Comment:
Alyson,
I apologize... I think I might have just sent you a message that I intended to send to Gerson. Here is what I meant to send you --- First of all, is there a reason you have chosen to only enter the death date used in the Lodz Ghetto Hospital Deaths database? The Lodz Ghetto Database lists Dawid's date of death as 09-08-1943 (ie, one day later). You should really submit both. Also, Dawid's last name is spelled differently in the Lodz Ghetto Hospital database -- "Szerakowiak" -- and his birth place is listed as "Lodsch." Please submit those pieces of information. Also, in the comments field, you should explain why you think this is the same person you identified in the first stage; after all, his last name is spelled differently!
Stage 3: Labor Camps
No research performed on this stage
Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
No research performed on this stage
Stage 5: Liberation & After
Father's Name:
Majlech Sierakowiak
Source: USHMM
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
allycorb
Mother's Name:
Sura Sierakowiak
Source: USHMM
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
allycorb
Place of Birth:
Lodz, Poland
Source: USHMM
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
allycorb
User Comment:
Dawid had a younger sister named Nadia Sierakowiak. She was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was murdered. The date of her deportation is unknown.
Approver Comment:
Excellent additions. You should also enter your source for information that you entered in the Comments field. In this case, I know that you got it from the USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. But remember that for the future.
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