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:
Berek Gakower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/26/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Berek Makower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/26/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Birth Date:
1933-00-00
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/26/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Ghetto Street Address:
Inselstrasse, 26, 14
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/26/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
User Comment:
The person I found was at the right age to attend the school, his occupation was Schueler. According to the JewishGen database Berl could be a nickname for Berek.
Approver Comment:
I agree that this is the person who most likely signed this name in the album. In 1941 he would have been 8 years old, the right age to attend school #20A. Nice work!
Thank you for listing the additional spelling of his name. Note the "Warschau" note--what might his connection to Warsaw be?
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Szlojma Gakower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/27/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Mother's Name:
Sala Sara Gakower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/27/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Szlojma Gakower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/27/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Sara Makower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/27/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Szlojma Makower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/27/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Sibling's Names:
Chaskiel Gakower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/27/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
Chaskiel Makower
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 11/27/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
User Comment:
Chaskiel Makower lived at the same Ghetto address. He was born two years before Berl, so he is most likely his older brother. Also, there are two more people listed under this address: Sara Makower, born in 1906, and Szlojma Makower, born in 1905. One of them is probably Berl's and Chaskiel's mother.
I just found that Szlojma Gakower ist listed as Male, whereas Slzojma Makower is listed as Female. But we can assume that this is Berl's father and Sara was his mother. Also, all the other Szlojmas I found in the database are male which indicates that this is a male name.
Szlojma Gakower
Approver Comment:
I agree that these are likely Berek's family members. Thank you for adding the additional last names. Have you been able to find any additional information on Berek?
Stage 3: Labor Camps
No research performed on this stage
Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
No research performed on this stage
Stage 5: Liberation & After
Student's Given Name:
Dov Berl Makower
Source: Yad Vashem CD of Shoa Victims' Names
Status: Submitted 11/26/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
FranziskaBerlin
User Comment:
In the Yad Vashem Central DB of Shoa Victims names I found a person with the name Dov Berl Makower. He died when he was 9 years old and lived in Warsza. But, I am not sure if this could possibly be the same person.
Approver Comment:
Very interesting. Berek's record does indicate a Warsaw connection. I look forward to seeing what else you find.
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