Student Profile: S. Hamermesz

Gender: girl
School: School #17B


Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Sara Hamermesz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/13/2012; Confirmed | Researcher: eckertn18
Birth Date:
1929-00-00
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/13/2012; Confirmed | Researcher: eckertn18
Ghetto Street Address:
Adolf-Hitler-Strasse, 88, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/13/2012; Confirmed | Researcher: eckertn18
 
Siegfriedstrasse, 18, 35, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/13/2012; Confirmed | Researcher: eckertn18
User Comment:

When lo.oking for S. Hamermesz in the Lodz Ghetto Database, Sara is the only child that fits the school timeline for date of birth and gender. I elimintated every other S. Hamermesz that appears when you search for the inital S as the first name, the others are too old your too young.

Expert Reviewer Comment:
Great work! I do believe this is the student who signed the book, seeing as they are the only candidate whose birth date falls within the range of the school that S. attended. Great work, good luck in the next stages!
Approver Comment:
I agree! In 1941 she would have been 12 years old, the right age to attend school #17b. Good luck in the next stages!

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Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Szlama Hamermesz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2012; Possible | Researcher: eckertn18
Sibling's Names:
Mirjam Hamermesz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/17/2012; Possible | Researcher: eckertn18
User Comment:

I believe Mirjam is Sara's sister as they are only a couple years apart and they have the same residents. If they aren't sisters, they my be at least cousins as they share the same last name. I believe Szlama is her father as the timing fits since he would have been in his 30's when she was born and they have the same addresses in the ghetto.I also believe that Rajzla and Rajzla Zlata Hamermesz are related to her as they also share the same addresses. It is unclear whether one of them could be her mother as one would have been in her late 30's (Rajzla Zlata) and Rajzla in her late 40's when she was born. There is also someone named Zlata Rajzla (female) with the same first address also born in 1891 so it may be that there is an error and she is the same person as Rajzla Zlata and if that were true, it leads me to believe that Rajzla may be a mother or grandmothers name that is passed down in the family. The only other person with the last name Hamermesz is Schlama which is similar to the phonetic sounding of Szlama and this person is male and born in 1891 which leads me to blieve he is the same person I blieve to be her father, but I cannot be sure at this point in time.

Expert Reviewer Comment:
I definitely agree that Mirjam could be Sara's sister! Were you able to find any other family members? I would check into Rajzla Hamermesz, a possible candidate for her mother. What do you think? I would also check into Rajzla Zlata Hamermesz, she could also be Sara's mother, or maybe an aunt. Also look into Szlama Hamermesz, a possible candidate for Sara's father.

Look into these people and update the file if you agree they could be potential family members. Great work so far, continue looking into what happened to Sara and her family!
Approver Comment:
I agree that Schlama is another way to spell Szlama, suggesting you've found two records for her father. I'm also curious about Rajzla Zlata/Zlata Rajzla--it is likely that the name represents her mother, if the younger date is correct. Like her father, these might just be two (or in the father's case, three) records for the same person.

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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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