Student Profile: Mania Galanter

Gender: girl
School: School #5
Stage:
Identity
Subject:
Name
By:
BeccaG4
Date:
Nov 10, 2011, 09:14:48 am
Viewed:
413
Message:
Searched "Mania Galanter" in the database, but no results were given. We then clicked "sounds like" for both the first and the last name, and once again no results were given. Next, we searched "M Galanter" without the sounds like buttons, and Mirjem Galanternik came up. She fits in the age range for the particular school that Mania came from, but the first name is pretty far off. We then google searched if Mania is a common nickname and couldn't find evidence of the name at all. We also google searched Mania Galanter as a whole and found nothing regarding Lodz whatsoever. Lastly, we searched "M Galanter" with the sounds like just for the last name, and 10 names came up for results. None of these names fit the age range for Mania, except Malka Holender, whose name is very far off Mania Galanter. We want to assume that Mirjem Galanternik is Mania; however, we are not sure that this assumtion can be made from the limited evidence we were given.

1 reply

Museum staff
Posted: Nov 10, 2011 09:40:50 am
Thank you for doing such a thorough search. I am inclined to think that out of all the candidates, Marjem Galanternik is the most likely, although like you I am not convinced that any of the candidates are the person we seek. Marjem, born in 1934, would have been right at the bottom of the age range for school #5, so the general similarity of her name and her age match with the other students in that school makes me think that you could certainly put her name, date of birth, and addresses in the "identity" stage so you can go looking for her in the later stages. I'll mark that research "possible" until we know more. In the databases in the next stages, remember to look for all possibilities: Mania Galanter, M Galanter, Marjem Galanternik, etc., and always be sure to leave a comment about your process--although judging by the incredible detail of your forum post, that will be no trouble for you, and we admins greatly appreciate your attention to the intricacies of your search. Thanks!