Gender: girl
School:
School #19A
School #19 was a school for girls in Lodz. The students in #19a attended classes in the morning. Most students were between 7 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1934.
School #19 was located at Ulica Franciszkańska 21. The street name was changed to Franzstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. Learn more about the schools on Franciszkańska at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/franciszkanska_street.html,25.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Zelda Handkan
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Birth Date:
1932-03-03
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Ghetto Street Address:
Pucka, 3
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Rauchgasse, 12, 10
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/6/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
Searching for 'Hantkam' under fuzzy parameters, I came up with Zelda Handkam, who was born in a year appropriate for her school and for her to have signed the album.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Thank you for adding research notes!
Approver Comment:
I agree you have found the student who most likely signed this name in the album. In 1941 she would have been 9 years old, the right age to attend school #19a. Nice work! Thank you for adding your research notes to this stage.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Moszek Handkan
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/17/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Mother's Name:
Ruda Handkan
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/17/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Sibling's Names:
Abram Handkan
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/17/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Hana Handkan
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/17/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Deported / Transferred:
1942-02-24
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 10/17/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Camp Deported/Transferred to:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 10/17/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Place of Death:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 10/17/2013;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
Moszek (b. 1901) and Ruda (b. 1906) are likely Zelda's parents, and Hana (b. 1929) and Abram (b. 1935) her siblings. This family was deported on February 24, 1942, which coincides with a deportation to Chelmno.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Thank you for adding Zelda's family members to the record!
Approver Comment:
Thank you for adding this information to Zelda's record.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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