Student Profile: M. Berkan

Gender: girl
School: Gymnasium and high school for girls


RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: mgsmallman Advanced Researcher
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Malka Berkan
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Birth Date:
1926-05-01
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Ghetto Street Address:
Rauchgasse, 32, 9
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
 
Adolf-Hitler-Strasse, 116
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
User Comments:

In an exact search for M* Berkan, 9 results came up. Malka was the only female, and her birthdate put her in the right age range to attend the Gymnasium and high school for girls.

Approver Comments:
I agree that this is the most likely candidate to have signed this name in the album. Good job!
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Szymon Berkan
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Mother's Name:
Chana Ruchla Berkan
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Sibling's Names:
Estera Rajza Berkan
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
 
Estera Rojza Berkan
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
 
Mojsze Hersz Berkan
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Death Date:
1944-08-01
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
User Comments:

Malka lived at two different addresses, and I found family members who lived at at least one of the exact same addresses, including her father (Szymon, b. 1987), her mother (Chana, b. 1902), and siblings Estera (b. 1924) and Mojsze (b. 1933). 

No information is given regarding the fate of Szymon, Estera, or Mojsze. According to Lodz death records, Chana died on July 12, 1942 of pulmonary tuberculosis. Malka died of unknown causes on August 1, 1944.

Approver Comments:
Thank you for adding her family to the record. I agree with your findings!
Stage 3: Labor Camps
 
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
 
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
 
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