Gender: boy
School:
School #1
School #1 was a religious school for boys in Lodz. Most students at School #1 in September 1941 were between 9 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1932.
School #1 was located at Goplánska 26. The street name was changed to Buchbinderstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Goplánska and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Chaim Joel Oppenheim
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/7/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Birth Date:
1928-04-15
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/7/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Ghetto Street Address:
Blattbinderstrasse, 21, 6, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/7/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
User Comment:
I initially tried to search for Chaim on the exact setting, and the only individual that registered was a much younger individual (birth year 1939), so by looking at the name, I decided that I would attempt to spell the last name as Oppenheim to see what might come up. To my suprise Chaim Joel Oppenheim (d.o.b. 15.4.1928) popped right up.His occupation is also listed as Schueler, which only strengthens my suspicion that he is the boy that signed the album.
Approver Comment:
I agree! The other possible candidate, as you state, was too young for school #1. I looked under H* Openheim (fuzzy search) as well, to see if there was a Haim (sometimes we see the name spelled with an initial H rather than Ch), and there was not. Chaim Joel looks like our best match. I look forward to seeing what else you find in the next stages.
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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