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:
Henryk Wajsberg
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 11/17/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
alanaw
Birth Date:
1925-03-29
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 11/17/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
alanaw
User Comment:
Has to be born from 1921-1927 because we know he went to Gymnasium, which was highschool. He was born between those dates: 1925, which fits the criteria.
Henryk Wajsbergs ghetto address: Goldschm 25 19
and Moltke 9
Approver Comment:
I agree that this Henryk is the one who signed the album. In the database, there are two Henryks listed: one born in 1910, and one in 1925. As you say in the comments, Henryk would have to have been in his teens or early 20s to have been in gymnasium, so a 1925 birthday, making him 16 in 1941, would be perfectly appropriate.
Thanks for adding the addresses!
Stage 2: The Ghetto
Father's Name:
Moszek Wajsberg
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 11/17/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
alanaw
Mother's Name:
Chawa Wajsberg
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Status: Submitted 11/17/2010;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
alanaw
User Comment:
Moszek Wajsberg must be his father because they have similar addresses and the date of the fathers birth fits the criteria for him to be his child. It also says the father was born June 23, 1897 and it says he died June 10th 1943.
Chawa Wajsberg must his mother because they have similar addresses and the date of the mothers birth fits the criteria for him to be her child. It also says the mother was born in 1892 and it also says that her occupation was a Beamt.
Stela Wajsberg must be Henryk Wajsberg's sister. She has the same address as him and his parents and her birthdate is August 25, 1928. So they were very close in age.
Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants Database, Vol. 1-4 & 5
Approver Comment:
I agree that Moszek is the most likely candidate to have been Henryk's father, given his date of birth and the fact that the two live at the same address. Chawa also appears to be of the appropriate age to have been Henryk's mother. As a Beamt (short for Beamterin), Chawa would have been some kind of civil servant, or served in the ghetto administration.
Stage 3: Labor Camps
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Stage 4: Auschwitz & Beyond
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Stage 5: Liberation & After
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