Gender: girl
School:
School #10B
School #10 provided classes for girls; #10B met in the afternoon. Most students at School #10B in September 1941 were between 9 and 15 years old, meaning that they were born between 1926 and 1932.
School #10 was located at Ulica Franciszkańska 13. The street name was changed to Franzstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about and see pictures of Ulica Franciszkańska at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/franciszkanska_street.html,25.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Cywia Hofman
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 2/9/2010;
Possible
| Researcher:
abrekhus
Birth Date:
1930-00-00
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 2/9/2010;
Possible
| Researcher:
abrekhus
User Comment:
I'm not 100% sure that Cela is Cywia... but it seems very possible because of her age (she's listed as a "schuelerin") and because the names sound very similar - it is possible that Cela could be a nickname.
Approver Comment:
Hmmm, my gut tells me that Cela and Cywia are not the same girl. I'll have to do a little more research, but I don't think that Cela was a common nickname for Cywia. In addition, there appear to be a few other strong contenders (try checking the box for similar sounding names for "Hofman")... I think that Kaufman is more likely to be the same as Hofman than Cela is to be Cywia. In particular, these two girls (possibly actually one girl) look like possible matches: SALA KAUFMAN (b. 1927, Schuelerin) and CZESLAWA KAUFMAN (5/5/1927). What do you think? If you agree, please submit these two names, too, and I'll mark it as "possible."
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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