Gender: boy
School:
School #2
School #2 was a religious school for boys in Lodz. Most students were between 8 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1933.
School #2 was located at Ulica Jakuba 10. The street name was changed to Rembrandtstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about Ulica Jakuba at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/sw_jakuba_street.html,24.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Benjamin Altman
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 11/29/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
amorisi
Benjamin Altman
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 12/3/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
cogrady
Birth Date:
1928-08-16
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 11/29/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
amorisi
1928-08-16
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 12/3/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
cogrady
User Comment:
I believe that this Benjamin Altman is the same because of his date of birth. He was born in 1928 which would make sense because of his school.
Approver Comment:
I agree that you have found the person who signed the album. The other Benjamin Altmans in the database are either too old or too young to have attended school #2 in 1941. Thanks for your work, see you in stage 2!
User Comment:
When I entered Benjamin Altman's name into the database it came up with three matches. I chose this one because he was born in 1928 which fits with the age he should have been. Other information I found was his ghetto address which is
AM BACH 12 19.
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Approver Comment:
Please see the note I left for the other researcher who worked on Benjamin Altman; you've both stumbled upon the same person, who is confirmed to be the person who we believe to have signed the album. Thank you for listing his ghetto address as well.
Thanks for reentering the birthdate correctly!
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Mother's Name:
Chana Bajla Altman
Source: Hospital, Labor, Deportation, and Administrative Records from the Lodz Ghetto
Status: Submitted 12/2/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
cogrady
User Comment:
I believe I found Benjamin’s mother through the Hosptial, Labor, Deportation, and Administration database. Her name is Chana Bajla Altman. She was born on February 18, 1891, which would have made her 37 at the time of his birth. She also lives at the same address as Benjamin.
Other information about Chana Altman:
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Ghetto Address:
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AM BACH 12
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Ghetto Address:
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AM BACH 12 19
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Occupation:
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Hausfrau
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Ghetto Note:
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AG TR 10
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Approver Comment:
I agree that based on their shared addresses and her date of birth, Chana Bajla is our best guess as to who Benjamin's mother might have been.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
No research performed on this stage
Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
No research performed on this stage
Stage 5: Liberation & After
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