Gender: boy
School:
School #20A
School #20 was a school for boys in Lodz. The students in #20a attended classes in the morning. Most students were between 8 and 13 years old, meaning that they were born between 1928 and 1933.
School #20 was located at Ulica Jakuba 10. The street name was changed to Rembrandtstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about Ulica Jakuba at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/sw_jakuba_street.html,24.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Aron Majlech Baczynski
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kaw715
Birth Date:
1933-02-02
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kaw715
Ghetto Street Address:
Gdanska, 90
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kaw715
Sulzfelderstrasse, 14, 20
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kaw715
User Comment:
I searched his name using the "Fuzzy" setting, and found this boy, whose birthday and name would seem to indicate that he is the boy I was searching for. This boy probably went by his middle name Mejlech instead of his first name Aron.
Approver Comment:
I agree! In 1941 he would have been 8 years old; as you suggest, this would have made him the right age to attend school #20a. Nice work! Good luck in the next stages.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Szaja Baczynski
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kaw715
Mother's Name:
Rajzla Baczynski
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kaw715
Sibling's Names:
Sura Brandla Baczynski
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kaw715
User Comment:
I was able to locate his parents and his sibling because they shared the same addresses as Majlech, and their birthday's would also put them at the appropriate ages.
Approver Comment:
Very good job. I replicated your research, and it definitely illuminates some interesting points. First of all, based on the birth dates and addresses, I believe that you have likely identified Mejlech's parents and sister correctly. Rajzla would have been 33 and Szaja 38 when Mejlech was born. Also, it appears that Rajzla was deported from the ghetto on September 18, 1942. This was a week after the Gehsperre Aktion ended; so, it is uncertain whether she was sent to Chelmno or elsewhere. However, the records for Szaja and Sura record a change of address one month later to a new apartment at Sulzfelderstrasse 14 (ie, apt #20) on October 15, 1942. This raises questions about whether Rajzla's deportation had anything to do with the subsequent change of address for the family (was it a smaller apartment?), and even more importantly, it suggests that Mejlech was probably alive at this time (since he is recorded as having lived at the same address) after all of the major deportations to Chelmno in 1942 had ended!
Keep up the good work, and hopefully you'll find more in subsequent 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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