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Częstochowa: deportation from the Łódź ghetto to Częstochowa HASAG; accompanied by letter dated 3 Mar 1944 [H]

-Sort-Page numberOrder number[Number with unknown meaning]Handwritten note, if any (nearly always followed by check mark?)PersonSurname from previous column [r#]AdresseDate of birthHandwritten number(s), if anyNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1065210/1164347Lajbuś WagowskiWAGOWSKICranach 181907  
1065310/11644529Motek WagowskiWAGOWSKIBlattbinder 71924  

Poland: Register of Jewish Survivors II (Jewish Agency, 1945) [H]

-Sort-Digital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
6118210-DSC00081.jpg268BellaWAGOWAGorlice 
6123010-DSC00083.jpg269LolaWAGOWSKALodz 
6123110-DSC00083.jpg269JozefWAGOWSKILodz 

Register of Jewish Survivors I: Lists of Jews Rescued in Different European Countries (Jerusalem, 1945; 19032 records typed) [H]

-Sort-SubdocumentSublistPageSurnameGiven nameSurname from previous columnBirth year or ageBirth place or last residenceTyping notes
17877List of Polish Jews Liberated From Bergen-Belsen CampC101WAGOWSKILeib1907Lodz 

Sweden: Holocaust Survivors 1945-1946; American Jewish Archives, D56/5 (16,816 rows) [H]

-Sort-Digital file idPageSeq numberSurvivor given name(s)Survivor maiden name / other surname (previous or next column)Survivor surnameOccupationBirthdayBirth cityLast domicileSurvivor sends greetings to -- given name(s)Survivor sends greetings to -- surname(s)Greetings to--PlaceOther informationTyping notes
1999404-DSC00028.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzRafalFUELHaifa  
1999504-DSC00028.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzHelaWAGOWSKAZd. Wola,-Auschwitz?? in original document
1999604-DSC00028.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzNisanWAGOWSKALodz-Auschwitz?? in original document
1999704-DSC00028.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzAjzykWAGOWSKALodz-Munchen?? in original document
2591107-DSC00025.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzRafalFUELHaifa  
2591207-DSC00025.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzHelaWAGOWSKAZd. Wola, -Auschwitz?? in original document
2591307-DSC00025.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzNisanWAGOWSKALodz - Auschwitz?? in original document
2591407-DSC00025.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzAjzykWAGOWSKALodz - Munchen?? in original document
2592507-DSC00026.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzRafalFUELHaifaRepeated
2592607-DSC00026.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzHelaWAGOWSKAZd. Wola, -Auschwitz?Repeated,? in original document
2592707-DSC00026.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzNisanWAGOWSKALodz - Auschwitz?Repeated,? in original document
2592807-DSC00026.JPG741050LeibWAGOWSKIWorker7 Nov 1907LodzLodzAjzykWAGOWSKALodz - Munchen?Repeated,? in original document

Sweden: Survivors 1 (9505 persons) [H]

-Sort-PageGiven name(s)Surname 1Surname 2Surname 3Maiden name 1Maiden name 2Father's given nameMother's given nameSpouse's given namePlace of birthDate of birthPlace of residencePlace of deathDate of deathNationalityComments
17427123LeibWAGOWSKILodz07 Nov 1907Poland 

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