Gender: girl
School:
School #8B
School #8 was a school for girls in Lodz. The students in #8b attended classes in the afternoon. Most students were between 9 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1932.
School #8b was located at Ulica Limanoskiego 26. 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:
Tola Hamermesz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/13/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
eckertn18
Birth Date:
1928-02-26
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/13/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
eckertn18
Ghetto Street Address:
Sperlinggasse, 7, 8, Lodz Ghetto, Poland
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 4/13/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
eckertn18
User Comment:
When you search for Tola in the Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants databse, she is the only one that comes up and her date of birth matches the timeline for when she would have been in school. This girl may also have gone by Fola because the information for year and address of Fola Hamermesz are the exact. There is also no Fola in the book of signatures.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
I definitely believe that this is the student who signed the book. The spellings are the same, and the birth date is accurate for a student who attended School #8B, so this is definitely the best candidate for who signed the book!
As for Fola, that very well could have been a clerical error, seeing how similar Tola and Fola are. Also as you note, the addresses are the same, as well as the birth years, so it is possible that they were the same girl. It is interesting to note however, that in Fola's record, there is a deportation date and a transport number, whereas in Tola's record there is not. Due to this, I would add Fola to this file, and put in the comments section that you believe they are the same girl, but aren't positive. Good work so far, I hope you are able to locate some of her family members!
Approver Comment:
Please add Fola as a spelling to this stage (and any other information you find there), as you expert reviewer suggested, so we can follow the information listed under that name as well. I agree both records refer to the same person. Thanks!
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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