Gender: boy
School:
Gymnasium and high school for boys
Gymnasium and high school students were typically between 14 and 20 years old. A gymnasium student in September 1941 was likely born between 1921 and 1927.
The gymnasium and high school for boys was located on Otylii. The street name was changed to Ottilienstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. See
www.lodz-ghetto.com for a map of Otylii and the rest of the Lodz ghetto.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Herszel Obersztejn
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mpate
Birth Date:
1925-02-03
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mpate
User Comment:
Address is Sulzf 62 1A.
I believe 'H. Obersztajn' is actually Herszel Obersztejn becase there is just a slight mismatch in the name spelling and the date of birth fits in with the gymnasium and high school for boys.
Approver Comment:
I agree that you have found the person who signed the album as H. Obersztajn! In 1941, he would have been 16 years old, an appropriate age to be attending gymnasium. Great work, and an excellent comment on your process! See you in stage 2.
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Death Date:
1943-09-26
Source: Hospital, Labor, Deportation, and Administrative Records from the Lodz Ghetto
Status: Submitted 1/29/2011;
Possible
| Researcher:
mpate
Approver Comment:
I agree. What other information does this record tell us? What do we know didn't happen to him based on when he died?
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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