Student Profile: Szymon Pitel

Gender: boy
School: School #14B

RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: mgsmallman Advanced Researcher
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Szmul Szymon Pitel
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Birth Date:
1929-12-15
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Ghetto Street Address:
Hamburgerstrasse, 2, 12
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
User Comments:

There was a note that said 'Alter Mark,' although I'm not sure what that means.

I have conjectured that 'Alter Mark' is the long form of the note 'A.M.', which means that this person lived at his or her address both before and immediately after the creation of the ghetto.

Approver Comments:
I agree you have found the student who most likely signed this name in the album. In 1941, he would have been 12 years old, the right age to attend school #14b. I'm also not sure what "Alter Mark" refers to, but I hope we can find out.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Mendel Pitel
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Sibling's Names:
Fajga Pitel
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Gitla Pitel
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Hinda Pitel
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Juda Hersz Pitel
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Deported / Transferred:
1942-09-10
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Camp Deported/Transferred to:
Chelmno, Poland
Secondary Sources
Place of Death:
Chelmno, Poland
Secondary Sources
User Comments:

I believe the father of the family was Mendel (b. 1902), who died on November 18, 1943 of (currently) unknown causes.

Szymon also had siblings; namely Fajga (b. 1928, who also signed the album), Gitla (b. 1932), Hinda (b. 1938), and Juda Hersz (b. 1938). Their deportation dates were all the same, September 10, 1942, on which date there was a deportation to Chelmno. I have concluded that this is where these siblings went.

Approver Comments:
I agree you have found Szymon's family. I agree that the September 10, 1942 deportation went to Chelmno, where Szymon and his siblings were likely killed. Thank you for helping to complete Szymon's record.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
 
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
 
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
 
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