Gender: girl
School:
School #5
School #5 was a school that taught both boys and girls. Most students were between 7 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1934.
School #5 was located at Ulica Limanoskiego 45. The street name was changed to Alexanderhof when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Ulica Limanoskiego and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Liba Wagowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 1/3/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
Chey
Liba Wagowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 2/16/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
amberrbest01
Liba Wagowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
elenarex3
Liba Wagowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
amanda.mountz
Liba Wagowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jleesolt
Liba Wagowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
soccerchick40
Liba Wagowska
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
turreb
Birth Date:
1932-09-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 1/3/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
Chey
1932-09-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 2/16/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
amberrbest01
1932-09-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
elenarex3
1932-09-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
amanda.mountz
1932-09-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
jleesolt
1932-09-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
soccerchick40
1932-09-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 4/1/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
turreb
User Comment:
She is the correct age for the school because she was 9 years old at the time that she signed the book.
Approver Comment:
I agree that you have found the Liba Wagowska who was most likely to have signed the album; born in 1932, she would have been 9 years old when she signed the album, as you say. In the future, please use the comment field to tell me more about your process: what school? What is the range of birthdates we're looking for? Why did you decide this Liba was the right one? Did you do any other searches?
Looking forward to seeing you in stage 2!
Approver Comment:
I agree, but can you tell me why you think this is the person who signed the album?
User Comment:
Ghetto Address: BRUNNEN 16 3
Ghetto Address: Muehl 88
These are the addresses listed for Liba Wagowska.
She is the one who signed it, becuase they have the same birthdate.
Approver Comment:
I agree--in 1941 she would have just turned 9, an appropriate age to have attended school #5. Also note that there's a Liba Wagowski with the same date of birth and addresses. If you think they're the same person, please insert the name with the alternate spelling into another "given name" entry and look for both spellings as you go through the next stages. Thanks!
Approver Comment:
I agree! In 1941 she would have just turned 9, the right age to attend school #5. In the future, remember to leave a note for me and your classmates about how you decided this is the person who signed the album.
Also, note that there's a Liba Wagowski with the same information--if you think they're the same person, go ahead and enter the alternate spelling into another entry in the "given name" field, and look for both Wagowski and Wagowska in the next stages. Thanks!
User Comment:
Ghetto Address: Brunnen 16 3 Ghetto Address: Muehl 88 Occupation: Female Student
I think she is one of the children who signed the book because her birth date fits the ages that the estimated ages of the children who signed the book. I believe that her addresses changed because she was moved to a new housing facility, possibly to make more room for more Jews coming into the ghetto.
Approver Comment:
I agree! In 1941 she would be 9 years old, an appropriate age to be attending school #5. Nice work!
We don't actually know why people moved around in the ghetto. We're hoping that the research you all do will help us figure it out!
User Comment:
Address: BRUNNEN 16 3
Address: MUEHL 88
Occupation: shuelerin (school girl)
I found this information from a database provided by your museum.
I think that this is the girl because she is born between 1926 and 1934.
Approver Comment:
I agree! As you suggest, in 1941 she would have been 9 years old, an appropriate age to attend school #5. Great work! See you in stage 2. (Also note that there's a Liba Wagowski out there with the same information--think they're the same person?)
User Comment:
Address:BRUNNEN 16 3
Address:MUEHL 88
Occupation:Schuelerin (Student)
I know that this student is Liba Wagowska because the date of birth is September 1, 1932,
an acceptable date of birth for attending School #5.
Approver Comment:
I agree! She would have been 9 years old in September 1941 when she signed the album, the right age to attend school #5. Also note that there's a Liba Wagowski with the same information in the database--think they're the same person? If so, insert the other spelling as an alternate entry in the "given name" field and look for both spelling as you research.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
No research performed on this stage
Stage 3: Labor Camps
No research performed on this stage
Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
No research performed on this stage
Stage 5: Liberation & After
No research performed on this stage
Research contributed by the following users
amberrbest01
soccerchick40
amanda.mountz
elenarex3
Chey
jleesolt
turreb
