Gender: girl
School:
Gymnasium and high school for girls
Gymnasium and high school students were typically between 14 and 20 years old. A gymnasium student in September 1941 was likely born between 1921 and 1927.
The gymnasium and high school for girls was located on Otylii. The street name was changed to Ottilienstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Otylii and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Maria Hinka Szapira (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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Mariem Ruchla Szpiro (B)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants - Supplementary Volume 5
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Birth Date:
1920-06-13
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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1926-01-03
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants - Supplementary Volume 5
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Ghetto Street Address:
Brunnenstrasse, 10 (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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Pfeffergasse, 6, 1 (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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Cranachstrasse, 19 (B)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants - Supplementary Volume 5
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Gnesenstrasse, 26 (B)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants - Supplementary Volume 5
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User Comment:
I'm updating my research on M. Szapira. I've decided to label the students as A, B, and C.
A.) Maria Hinka Szapira was born on 13/06/1920 making her a little older than what's usual for Gymnasium and high school for girls but she does give her occupation as Schueler. She lived at Brunnen 10 and Pfeffer 6 flat 1 and she was deported with TR 2.
B.) Mariem Ruchla Szpiro was born on 03/01/1926 and she lived at Gnesen 26 and she moved to Cranach 19 on 24/12/1942.
C.) Mariem Szpiro was born in 1927 and she lived at Belchatow and Pfeffer 22 flat 31. She had a note of 16/08/1942 and she appears also as Marjem Szpiro and a move date of 25/06/1944 to Muhl 28. She also appears with the last name of Macherbomcka. I also blieve that Belchatow isn't a ghetto address but a town in Poland meaning she probably originated from Belchatow, Poland. if my theory about her being from Belchatow is correct, then perhaps she came to the ghetto on 16/08/1942. I did research and in August of 1942 the ghetto in Belchatow was closed and the inhabitants were sent either to Lodz or Chelmno. This means that if she didn't get to the ghetto untill 1942 then she probably didn't sign the albumn.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Great work! Either one of these students could have signed the albumn. I agree that Belchatow was a town in Poland and that Mariem/Marjem probably came from there.
Approver Comment:
I agree that any of these students might have signed the album, though I also agree with your conjecture about Mariem Szpiro b. 1927--if she did not come to the ghetto until August 1942, she could not have signed the album. Do you think we should take her out of the possible candidates? If we do, I'd still like you to enter the section of your comment about her into the discussion box for this student name, so that we have a record of the Belchatow move (perhaps also something in the Community Center so other users can more readily find it?). Thanks!
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Moszek Szapira (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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Mother's Name:
Sura Tauba Szapira (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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Sibling's Names:
Chaim Szapira (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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Chana Szapira (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/15/2011;
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John2011
Fajga Szapira (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/15/2011;
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John2011
Szlama Szapira (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/15/2011;
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John2011
Change of Address:
1942-12-24
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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1944-06-25
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
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Transport #:
TR 2 (A)
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/15/2011;
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John2011
User Comment:
A.) I found Moszek born 1893, Sura Tauba 1898, Chaim born 19/02/1929, Chana 15/02/1932, Fajga 21/06/1933 and Szlama born 21/2/1938 all living at the same address as Maria.
B.) I couldn't find any family for Mariem Szpiro.
C.) For Mariem/Marjem Szpiro/Macherbomcka I found Rywka Machbanska/Szpiro born 10/02/1922 living at the same address as Marjem. She also had the ghetto address of Matrosen 14 38. I couldn't find anymore of thier family members.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Great work!
Approver Comment:
I agree with the relationships as you list them here.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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