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:
Mordka Grajcer
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Birth Date:
1931-00-00
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Ghetto Street Address:
Hanseatenstrasse, 12, 3, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
User Comment:
By searching through the database with the last name set at fuzzy, I was able to find Mordka. Mordka's age fit the range for having attended School #1 at the time of the album signing. He had no occupation listed, but there was a death date listed in his notes as 12.10.42, and it took place inside the Lodz Ghetto (according to the secondary check that I did in the Lodz Ghetto database on jewishgen.org).
Expert Reviewer Comment:
I agree that this seems to be the closest match although Michal and Mordka seem to be two very different first names and the The Polish Given Names Database doesn't indicate otherwise. Thank you for adding research notes for your fellow researchers!
Approver Comment:
I agree as well that this is the likeliest match. Were you able to uncover any other information that might clarify the discrepancy in the name that was signed in the album and the given name you found in the database?
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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