Gender: boy
School:
School #14B
School #14 was a school in Lodz that taught boys; school #14b met in the afternoon. Most students were between 10 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1931.
School #14 was located at Ulica Franciszkańska 29. Fourteen of the Lodz schools met on Franciszkańska, most in the building at #29. The street name was changed to Franzstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. Learn more about the schools on Franciszkańska at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/the_schools_and_collective_prague_IV.html,26.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Szmul Szymon Pitel
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Birth Date:
1929-12-15
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Ghetto Street Address:
Hamburgerstrasse, 2, 12
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
There was a note that said 'Alter Mark,' although I'm not sure what that means.
I have conjectured that 'Alter Mark' is the long form of the note 'A.M.', which means that this person lived at his or her address both before and immediately after the creation of the ghetto.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
As we know, A.M. stands for old/former tenant (Alter Mieter). It might be a translation or spelling mistakes. Another possibility would be that it is supposed to be "Alter Markt", which is German for old market. But these are just assumptions. Thank you for your research!
Approver Comment:
I agree you have found the student who most likely signed this name in the album. In 1941, he would have been 12 years old, the right age to attend school #14b. I'm also not sure what "Alter Mark" refers to, but I hope we can find out.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Mendel Pitel
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Sibling's Names:
Fajga Pitel
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Gitla Pitel
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Hinda Pitel
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Juda Hersz Pitel
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Deported / Transferred:
1942-09-10
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Camp Deported/Transferred to:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Place of Death:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
I believe the father of the family was Mendel (b. 1902), who died on November 18, 1943 of (currently) unknown causes.
Szymon also had siblings; namely Fajga (b. 1928, who also signed the album), Gitla (b. 1932), Hinda (b. 1938), and Juda Hersz (b. 1938). Their deportation dates were all the same, September 10, 1942, on which date there was a deportation to Chelmno. I have concluded that this is where these siblings went.
Approver Comment:
I agree you have found Szymon's family. I agree that the September 10, 1942 deportation went to Chelmno, where Szymon and his siblings were likely killed. Thank you for helping to complete Szymon's record.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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