Gender: boy
School:
School #21B
School #21 was a school in Lodz. The students in #21b were boys, and they attended classes in the afternoon. Most students were between 8 and 14 years old, meaning that they were born between 1927 and 1933.
School #21 was located at Ulica Wrzesnienska 34. The street name was changed to Königsberger Strasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Ulica Wrzesnienska and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Zalman Boczko
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Birth Date:
1934-02-07
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
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| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Ghetto Street Address:
Schlager, 36
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
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| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Alexanderhofstrasse, 48, 19
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
Zalman Boczko came up as an exact name match and there was no other name that was even close to this. There are some other students who signed the album as just 'Boczko,' but Zalman cannot be them because those Boczckos went to School #13B, where the kids were mostly born between 1926 and 1931--Zalman was born in 1934. This would make him on the cusp of attending the school where he went: School #21B, where the kids were born between 1927 and 1933.
Approver Comment:
Event though the date of birth is one year off I agree that this is the student who most likely signed this name in the album, and agree with your reasoning.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Mother's Name:
Brana Boczko
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Sibling's Names:
Izrael Boczko
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
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| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Ruta Boczko
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Deported / Transferred:
1942-03-15
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Camp Deported/Transferred to:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Place of Death:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 4/2/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
I matched Zalman's family based on people with the same last name who lived at the same address, and there were multiple profiles for each presumed family member. There were 2 for Zalman, 3 for his mother (Brana, b. 1892), 2 for his grandmother (Brandla, b. 1872), 2 for his brother (Izrael, b. 1930), and 6 for his sister/cousin (Ruta, b. 1917).
There is no information listed regarding the fate of Brandla or Ruta. However, Zalman, Brana, and Izrael were all deported (or moved) on March 15, 1942. I think it was more likely they were deported since March 1942 was the month of daily deportations to Chelmno.
Approver Comment:
Thank you for adding his family to the record. Given the deportation date we have to assume that the family was killed in Chelmno. Thank you for your research!
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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