Gender: girl
School:
School #17A
School #17 was a school for girls in the Lodz ghetto; school #17a met in the morning. In 1941, students ranged in age from 6 to 13 years old (most were 8 to 11 years old), meaning they were born between 1928 and 1935.
School #17 was located at Młynarska 25. The street name was changed to Mühlstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Młynarska and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Bluma Kestenbaum
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Birth Date:
1931-09-16
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Ghetto Street Address:
Brunnenstrasse, 20, 6
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Sulzfelderstrasse, 80
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
In a search for B* Kestenbaum under exact parameters, 3 results came up. 2 were in the age range appropriate for the school, but only one was a female, and that was Bluma Kestenbaum.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Nice work. I agree that you have found the student who signed the album.
Approver Comment:
I also agree you have found the person who signed this name in the album. In 1941, she would have been 10 years old, the right age to attend school #17a. Best of luck in the next stages.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Izrael Kestenbaum
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Mother's Name:
Mindla Kestenbaum
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Sibling's Names:
Ber Kestenbaum
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Chawa Gita Kestenbaum
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Efraim Kestenbaum
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Deported / Transferred:
1942-09-12
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:
The family members I found for Bluma all lived at the same addresses as she did. These family members include a father, Izrael (b. 1904); a mother, Mindla (b. 1904); a twin brother, Efraim (b. 1931, same date as Bluma); a younger brother, Ber (b. 1933), and a younger sister Chawa (b. 1938). Chawa is the only one that did not live at the Sulzfeldstrasse address.
All the children had identical deportation dates: September 12, 1942, on which there was a deportation to Chelmno. Mindla had no deportation or other information in her record regarding her fate, and Izrael died of (currently) unknown causes on April 3, 1944.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
I agree completely. Best of luck with your research!
Approver Comment:
I agree with your conclusions. She would have been deported during the Gehsperre Aktion, which targeted the oldest and youngest inhabitants of Lodz. Thank you for helping to complete Bluma'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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