Gender: boy
School:
School #20A
School #20 was a school for boys in Lodz. The students in #20a attended classes in the morning. Most students were between 8 and 13 years old, meaning that they were born between 1928 and 1933.
School #20 was located at Ulica Jakuba 10. The street name was changed to Rembrandtstrasse when German occupation began in 1939. You can read more about Ulica Jakuba at
http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/sw_jakuba_street.html,24.
Stage 1: Identity
Student's Given Name:
Izrael Biniamin Chelfand
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Birth Date:
1933-10-15
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Ghetto Street Address:
Franzstrasse, 24, 2
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Expert Reviewer Comment:
I agree that this is ta possible match although we cannot be certain. Good luck with your research!
Approver Comment:
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
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Mother's Name:
Tauba Chelfand
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Sibling's Names:
Chawa Perla Chelfand
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Hana Chelfand
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Nacha Chelfand
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Rajzla Chelfand
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Deported / Transferred:
1942-02-27
Source: Lodz Ghetto Inhabitants
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
Camp Deported/Transferred to:
Chelmno, Poland
Source: Secondary Sources
Status: Submitted 12/1/2012;
Confirmed
| Researcher:
mgsmallman
User Comment:
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.
Expert Reviewer Comment:
Nice work! Thank you for adding Biniamin's family members to the record.
Approver Comment:
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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