User Comments:
Zofia was wounded during an American bombing of Elsing, a sub-camp of Buchenwald and then liberated by the Soviet Army in May 1945. She returned to Lodz-helenowek, a children's home, where she reamined until 1948. In June 1951, she was married to Jerry Flajszman, also a holocaust survivor. In 1969 the couple immigrated from Poland to Sweden where they currently reside. I have reason to believe that Zofia is still alive.
Yad Vashem is erroneously reporting that Zofia was killed in the concentration camp.
http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_FL/.cmd/acd/.ar/sa.portlet.VictimDetailsSubmitAction/.c/6_0_9D/.ce/7_0_V9/.p/5_0_P1/.d/0?victim_details_id=4577184&victim_details_name=Kolczycka+Zofja&q1=3uMoPXBh%2FcY%3D&q2=zrwi2w88jH19b7LmsDYWK%2FORuFlC0Zh7fnUPYN%2FuZHA%3D&q3=lukG2kh7WS8%3D&q4=lukG2kh7WS8%3D&q5=cFrm%2B1XeZ%2BA%3D&q6=BSXFTxew61Q%3D&q7=gGmkJpXtr2kYmFeRnzMA9uYtmiAUBs%2Fm&frm1_npage=1#7_0_V9
Also found this Hebrew document which appears to have testimony of Zofia right after liberation.
ארכיון E 49 M 3001 - 3500 - GRINBERG CHANA-3001=*נערה מספרת על ...
3078 – KOLCZYCKA ZOFIA - העדה היא נערה צעירה מ – LODZ שמוסרת דו"ח מקיף בשני
תחומים : התארגנות נוער שמאלי בבתי המלאכה השונים בגטו ופעילות השכלתית בגטו – היא
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www.magen.org.il/eduiot/3001_3500.doc - - Similar pages
3078 – KOLCZYCKA ZOFIA - העדה היא נערה צעירה מ – LODZ שמוסרת דו"ח מקיף בשני תחומים : התארגנות נוער שמאלי בבתי המלאכה השונים בגטו ופעילות השכלתית בגטו – היא מספרת על מחנה ELSNIK ליד BUCHENWALD – עם התקרבות החזית פינו את הנשים – הרכבת הופצצה ורוב הנשים נהרגו - הרוסים כבשו את המקום ודאגו לאסירות ששרדו- גרמנים כבשו מחדש את SEDIN מצאו את הבנות ששרדו ורצחו אותן – העדה נפצעה ונשארה נכה – היא בת 18 בעת מתן העדות
Computerized translation is:
3078 - KOLCZYCKA ZOFIA - the community is a young girl from - LODZ שמוסרת comprehensive report in the two areas of life : orientation leftist youth in various task in השכלתית and activities in - she says the ELSNIK camp near BUCHENWALD - with incoming front evacuated the women - Train boat women were killed and a majority - the Russians conquered the place concern לאסירות who survived of German re-conquered the SEDIN found the girls who survived murdered them - witness was wounded and disabled - is age 18 while giving testimony
The name of the "Elsnik" camp is very similar to "Elsing" mentioned in the document found at top of this page in the google search. States witness is wounded and disabled which fits in with other evidence found in search. It says has "orientation leftist youth" which may tie in with her being arrested.
Approver Comments:
According to the collections records of the USHMM, you are correct. If you review the secondary source materials in this site, you will also see how the general history of Buchenwald-Elsing compares with the Hebrew testimony which you translated. Here's what the basic secondary source summary says: "In October 1944, the SS transferred more than 250 Lodz ghetto Jews to Buchenwald-Elsnig, where they were forced to work in an explosives factory. Despite starvation rations, 12-hour work shifts, and brutal treatment by guards, some prisoners reported conditions as being better than at Auschwitz. In April 1945, the SS evacuated the camp in a train carrying explosives and bound for Berlin. Near Potsdam, Allied planes bombed the transport, killing many of the prisoners. The Germans hunted down and murdered most of those who managed to escape the inferno. Few prisoners survived." Good job! P.S. - I forgot to mention in my initial feedback that a Google search reinforces your hunch that Zofia might still be alive. There appear to be tax records for her in Sweden from around 2008.