Student Profile: Benjamin Helfand

Gender: boy

School: School #20A

RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: mgsmallman Advanced Researcher

Stage 1: Identity

Student's Given Name:

Izrael Biniamin Chelfand

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Birth Date:

1933-10-15

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Ghetto Street Address:

Franzstrasse, 24, 2

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Approver Comments:

I agree that this is most likely the person who signed this name in the album. In 1941 he would have been 8 years old, the right age to attend school #20a. Note that this is an A.M. address, meaning that Benjamin and his family lived here before and immediately after the creation of the ghetto.

Stage 2: The Ghetto

Father's Name:

Schmul Sanwel Chelfand

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Mother's Name:

Tauba Chelfand

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Sibling's Names:

Rajzla Chelfand

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Nacha Chelfand

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Hana Chelfand

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Chawa Perla Chelfand

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Deported / Transferred:

1942-02-27

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Camp Deported/Transferred to:

Chelmno, Poland

Secondary Sources

User Comments:

I found a family for Izrael Biniamin, including Schmul Sanwel (b. 1894, possible father), Tauba (b. 1894, possible mother), and possible siblings (although there is admittedly quite a bit of age difference between the oldest and the youngest, so they could also be cousins), including Nacha (b. 1920), Hana (b. 1923), Chawa Perla (b. 1925), and Rajzla (b. 1927). All of these family members were deported on the same date--February 27, 1942--on which (according to Secondary Sources) there was a deportation to Chelmno. I have concluded that this family likely went to Chelmno. The only exception is Schmul Sanwel, who has a death date (August 5, 1941) listed in his profile.

Approver Comments:

Thank you for adding his family to the record, and for helping to complete his record. You can add Chelmno as a place of death, unfortunately.

Stage 3: Labor Camps

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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond

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Stage 5: Liberation & After

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