Student Profile: Chaja Cadek

I ran an exact search for Chaja Cadek, and found one result. There was no exact birth date, but 1930 was listed as the birth year, which makes it likely for her to have been a student in School #7B. There were two addresses listed, the second being "11 LISTOPADA 84". I did not submit this second address because I was not familiar with the way it was listed -- I was not sure what the street name was, and which number was the street/flat number.

There was a date of deportation (September of 1942), and it is noted that this deportation was most likely to Chelmno. She would have been 12 years old on the date of deportation.

I agree that you have found a likely candidate for the Chaja Cadek who signed the album for School 7B. Thank you for detailed researcher comments. I am also unsure how to interpret the variant address format, but I think you made a good choice to enter it the way you did and leave notes about it.

Good work, and thanks for your excellent process note. For the street address, "11 Listopada" is the name of the street (it's like calling a road "4th of July Street" here), and 84 is the house number, so please go back and correct that entry. As soon as you do, I can confirm your research on this stage. Thanks!

I ran an exact search for the last name “Cadek,” in an attempt to find potential family members. We found three different individuals listed at the same addresses (STORCHEN 12 8 and 11 LISTOPADA 84). One was Izrael Cadek, born 20 March 1900, whom we believe to have been Chaja’s father (due to the birth date – he would have been 30 y/o when she was born). Another individual listed at the same 2 addresses was Machla Cadek, born in 1902, whom we believe to have been Chaja’s mother (Machla would have been 28 when Chaja was born). Machla died 6 March 1942.

Additionally, we found an Estera Cadek, born in 1933, and listed at the same addresses as Chaja, Izrael, and Machla. We believe Estera may have been Chaja’s younger sister, due to the fact that she was only 3 years younger, and lived at the same addresses.

You have done some good research here. In reviewing the sources you mention, I see a few other points and I wonder what you think about them. Izrael Cadek is listed twice, once with a complete date of birth and once with a year of birth. Note that there is an additional address given for him, and an indication that he remained in the ghetto into 1943. Another point of interest regards Machla, who also has two entries with slightly differing information. Lastly, what did you make of the listing for Rachela Cadek? Please continue to develop your research on Chaja and her family.

Good research! If you look carefully in other databases, you'll see that her father, Izrael, survived in the ghetto until it's liquidation, when he was deported to Auschwitz. After several weeks at Auschwitz, he was transferred to Dachau. Her mother, Machla, died in the ghetto in March 1942. It's not known what happened to her sister, Estera; though there is another female named Rachela of unknown age who also lived with Chaja and was deported at the same time as her. Thanks for filling in the names of her family.

The September 1942 deportation date definitely suggests that Chaja was deported to Chelmno during the Gehsperre Aktion. However, without a more specific date or other evidence, it is difficult to confirm the transport destination.