Gender: girl
School:
School #8A
School #8 was a school for girls in Lodz. The students in #8a attended classes in the morning. Most students were between 7 and 13 years old, meaning that they were born between 1928 and 1934.
School #8a was located at Ulica Limanoskiego 25. The street name was changed to Alexanderhof when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Ulica Limanoskiego and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Chaja Aronowicz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kcaval
Birth Date:
1930-07-15
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kcaval
Ghetto Street Address:
Bierstrasse, 37, 3, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kcaval
Steinmetzgasse, 2, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
kcaval
User Comment:
I believe this is the person who signed the album based on the date of birth, which would make her 11 at the time of the signature. Also, based on the fact that this 11-year-old was registered in the Lodz ghetto.
According to the database at the Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoner list, there is another Chaja Aronowicz whose DOB is 9-6-1923. I do not know which is more accurate.
A second address is listen as STEIN 2. I know this is significant, but I'm not sure how to list two addresses at the same time. I do want to note the second address, though. Is this enough?
Additionally, the status of my research on this student was listed as "possible." What kind of confirmation can I make on the research that I have found to ensure that it is cofirmed?
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Because this Chaja's birthday falls between the range that would have attended School #8A, I believe the student you have listed is accurate. The other Chaja you mention would have been 5 years outside the age range, which seems quite unlikely. Make sure you check the birth years of the students and the birth years of students who would have attended the school listed, that will give you insight as to which students are likely candidates. Also, looking at Chaja's file, she is also listed as living at Stein 2, make sure you add that as another address because it could be important. Great work so far!
Approver Comment:
I agree with your expert reviewer--1930 Chaja is a more likely candidate to have signed this name, since the age range for school #8A does not extend to 1923. Now that you have added the second address and this stage is completed, your research is confirmed.
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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