Gender: girl
School:
Gymnasium and high school for girls
Gymnasium and high school students were typically between 14 and 20 years old. A gymnasium student in September 1941 was likely born between 1921 and 1927.
The gymnasium and high school for girls was located on Otylii. The street name was changed to Ottilienstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Otylii and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Pela Hopfenber
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/14/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Pela Hopfenberg
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/14/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Birth Date:
1927-02-01
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/14/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Ghetto Street Address:
Basargasse, 2, 23, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/14/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Basargasse, 7, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/14/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Franzstrasse, 168, 4, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/14/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
User Comment:
I searched the database under the fuzzy setting for the last name of "Chopfenberg," and it returned multiple matches. There are 2 entries listed for the same girl, Pela (the last name is spelled slightly different), and I believe that she I the girl that signed the album. Pela was born February 1,1927. She resided at Basar 2 23, Basar 7, and Franz 168 4. Under one entry, she is listed as a Schueler (student) and the other entry lists her as an Arbeiterin (laborer). Under the entry for Pela Hopfenber, there is a date of 01.04.1943 listed in her notes. No further information is listed under either entry.
Approver Comment:
I agree that these records both point to the same person, who is the most likely person to have signed this name in the album. Did you check the labor cards to see if she is in there? If she was in the ghetto as late as 1943 and is listed as an Arbeiterin, there's a chance you might find her in the cards.
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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