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:
Halina Petel
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 11/13/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mannoutoo
Birth Date:
1925-12-16
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 11/13/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mannoutoo
Approver Comment:
Moved from Buschlinie 77 in Lodz to Cranach Strasse 30 Flat 14 in the ghetto.
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
Student's Given Name:
Halma Pitel
Source: Postwar Lists of Survivors
Status: Submitted 11/14/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mannoutoo
Helma Pitol
Source: World Jewish Congress Collection (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 11/14/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mannoutoo
Birth Date:
1924-00-00
Source: Postwar Lists of Survivors
Status: Submitted 11/14/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mannoutoo
1924-12-16
Source: World Jewish Congress Collection (JewishGen)
Status: Submitted 11/14/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mannoutoo
Liberated at:
Bergen-Belsen, Germany
Source: ITS (Persons liberated in Bergen-Belsen)
Status: Submitted 11/14/2008;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mannoutoo
User Comment:
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Approver Comment:
Yes. According to both the WJC and Sharit Ha-Pl'atah, Halma/Helma Pitel/Pitol (b. Dec. 16, 1924) from Lodz was liberated at Bergen Belsen. So, the question remains... How did she winde up in Bergen Belsen?
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