Student Profile: I. Palacz

Gender: boy

School: School #3

RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: astidham Advanced Researcher

Stage 1: Identity

Student's Given Name:

Izrael Josef Palacz

Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants

Izrael Josef Polacz

Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants

Birth Date:

1929-11-06

Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants

Ghetto Street Address:

Kelmstrasse, 40, 1, Lodz Ghetto, Poland

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Pomorska, 97, Lodz Ghetto, Poland

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User Comments:

I searched for I. Palacz on the exact (as well as fuzzy setting) in the database, and Izrael Josef was the only individual that turned up with the correct date of birth to fit the parameters of School #3.

Approver Comments:

I agree that this is the correct signer. Thank you for adding both spellings of his last name to the record.

Stage 2: The Ghetto

Mother's Name:

Hinda Laja Palacz

Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants

Sibling's Names:

Symcha Binem Palacz

Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants

User Comments:

I was unable to find any sort of deportation/transfer dates, work identification, or death date. I was able to find that, according to Yad Vashem, he lived in Lodz prior to WW2 and perished during the Holocaust. The family members that I found were able to be located based on a search of last name (exact setting), and simple matching of address. They are labeled as mother (Hinda) and brother (Symcha) purely based on date of birth.

Approver Comments:

Remember to search on the last name Polacz as well. It was once believed that all inhabitants of the Lodz Ghetto perished in the Holocaust, but partially as a result of this project we've discovered that isn't the case--make sure to look for evidence before coming to this conclusion.

Stage 3: Labor Camps

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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond

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Stage 5: Liberation & After

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