Gender: girl
School:
School #4A
School #4 was a school for girls in Lodz. The students in school #4a attended classes in the morning. Most students were between 7 and 12 years old, meaning that they were born between 1929 and 1934.
School #4 was located at Ulica Brzezinska 41. The street name was changed to Sulzfelderstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about Ulica Brzezinska at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/brzezinska_street.html,16.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Lena Lajzerowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/19/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Birth Date:
1933-02-18
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/19/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
Ghetto Street Address:
Königsbergerstrasse, 4, 8, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/19/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
astidham
User Comment:
Even though the spelling is not exact, I believe that Lena Lajzerowicz is the student that signed the album. I searched both first and last name under the exact and fuzzy setting, and nothing initially came up. After searching only the last name, I was able to find Lena. Her date of birth falls perfectly within the age range for attending School #4A, and the exact name of Lena Lajzerowicz is incredibly similar to the original name of Lea Lajerewicz. I continued searching through the names that could be similar after finding Lena, but could find no others that would seem fitting for having been the child that signed the album.
Approver Comment:
I agree this is the only possible candidate from the databases who might have signed this name in the album. As you suggest, in 1941 she would have been 8 years old, the right age to attend school #4a.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Mother's Name:
Pesa Gitla Lajzerowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
astidham
Sibling's Names:
Bela Lajzerowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
astidham
Deported / Transferred:
1944-06-26
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
astidham
Transport #:
989
Source: jewishgen.org
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
astidham
Camp Deported/Transferred to:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
astidham
Place of Death:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 1/20/2013;
Possible
| Researcher:
astidham
User Comment:
By searching through the database for the exact spelling of the name Lajzerowicz, I was able to find Pesa Gitla (d.o.b. 01.06.1909) whom I believe to be Lena's mother, and Bela (d.o.b 14.05.1916) whom I believe to be her sister. I believe these people to fill these specific familial roles based on shared addresses, and mainly, dates of birth (Pesa would have been about 24 when Lena was born). I was also able to find a deportation date of 26.06.1944, and by cross-referencing the jewishgen.org holocaust database, I was able to locate Lena's name, d.o.b. transport number and date under the Transport to Chelmno list. I then re-checked the date of 26.06.1944 in the secondary sources of the USHMM database, and saw that on that specific dat, over 900 people were deported to Chelmno. Therefore, I listed her transport destination and place of death as Chelmno, Poland. Unfortunately, Pesa was deported on 26.06.1944 and Bela was transported on 30.06.1944 (both dates according to secondary sources appear to have ended up at Chelmno as well).
Approver Comment:
I agree that it is possible that this information is correct for Lena. Can you tell me a little more about the source where you found her transport number?
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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