Student Profile: Pola Okowita

Gender: girl

School: School #8B

RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: alexrandall Contributing Researcher

Stage 1: Identity

Student's Given Name:

Perla Bajla Oka?

Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants

Birth Date:

1928-00-00

Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants

Ghetto Street Address:

Alexanderhofstrasse, 19, 1, Lodz, Poland, Lodz Ghetto, Poland

Ancestry.com

User Comments:

The name we found was not definitive by any means, but when pronounced, "Perla" sounds quite similar to "Pola", which may have been how this individual's name was pronounced due to an accent on behalf of the parent. The student's last name also has the correct letters for the first 3, which were "Oka". Furthermore, the date of birth of this student is within the given criteria of 1926-1932.

Approver Comments:

This is a very interesting record. I was intrigued at your use of the ? in the last name, until I saw it was listed like that in the source you cite. I agree this is the student who most likely signed this name in the album, and I hope future stage can help us determine what her full last name was (the ? likely denotes that the last part of her name was illegible on this document). Best of luck.

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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