Gender: boy
School:
School #1
School #1 was a religious school for boys in Lodz. Most students at School #1 in September 1941 were between 9 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1932.
School #1 was located at Goplánska 26. The street name was changed to Buchbinderstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Goplánska and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Chaim Majer Chmielnicki
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/29/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
birponcz
Birth Date:
1929-00-00
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/29/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
birponcz
Ghetto Street Address:
Siegfriedstrasse, 18, 16
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/29/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
birponcz
User Comment:
Though there are a handful of boys named Chaim Chmielnicki listed in the Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants database, Chaim Majer is the only one who was born between 1926-1932. This makes him the most likely match.
Approver Comment:
I agree with your reasoning that this is the most likely Chaim Chmielnicki to have signed the album, since he would have been 12 years old in 1941, the right age for school #1. I am curious what you think about the fact that he shares his address with a Chaim Chmielnicki born in 1923--are they the same person? Cousins? If they're the same person, which birth year is correct?
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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