Gender: boy
School:
School #20A
School #20 was a school for boys in Lodz. The students in #20a attended classes in the morning. Most students were between 8 and 13 years old, meaning that they were born between 1928 and 1933.
School #20 was located at Ulica Jakuba 10. The street name was changed to Rembrandtstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about Ulica Jakuba at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/sw_jakuba_street.html,24.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Josef Ber Kalisz
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
sclay
Birth Date:
1922-00-00
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
sclay
Ghetto Street Address:
Kelmstrasse, 34, 26
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
sclay
Siegfriedstrasse, 42
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 5/8/2012;
Possible
| Researcher:
sclay
User Comment:
According to the research notes, it says that students for this school were born between 1921-1934. Mr. Kalisz was born in 1922
UPDATE- I looked for another male with this name, but all of them would be too old.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
The research notes provided on the site suggest that students in school #20a were born between 1928-1933. This would make Josef Ber Kalisz too old to have been a student there. However, I do agree that he appears to be the most likely match (all the other Josef Kalisz's are significantly older). There is a Jakob Kalisz who was born in 1930, but I think it would be a stretch to say he signed the album as Josef.
So, I think this is a "possible" match, but I'm skeptical about whether the museum's reviewer will approve it. I wish there was more info out there.
Approver Comment:
Based on your expert reviewer's comments, I'm going to hold this information as "possible" until we know more. I would like to see more sources that confirm that date of birth in future stages--can you take a look and tell us what you find?
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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