Tuesday, November 18, 2008

How Perla Lunia Rozental become Zofia Dąbrowa

My grandmother Helena Rozental, born Polirsztok
My grandmother Helena Rozental, born Polirsztok (on the left), my mother Perla sitting on her mothers knees and her oldest sister Sabina.


Number 49782 in Warsaw University archives, Rozental Perla, born 5 VIII (August) 1918 in Lipno

Number 49782 in Warsaw University archives Rozental Perla born 5 VII (August) 1918 in Lipno - information about her Lyceum (second from the top)-

Document from the Polish Church in Warsaw, Generalna Gubernia, with info about the birth of Zofia Dąbrowa, born in 1920. The document was issued in September 1943. At that time, my mother was already in Kopyczyńce, so it is most likely the second document issued for my mother to be sent to her. The first one was used to issue a false Kennkarte before she left the Warszawa Ghetto. According to this document, my grandmother's name was Rozalia Dąbrowa, born Mądry. Who was the real Zofia Dąbrowa, and what was her fate? I do not know.

Document from the Polish Church in Warsaw, Generalna Gubernia, with info about the birth of Zofia Dąbrowa, born in 1920

Diploma from Warsaw University. Nothing is left after Rozental Perla, born 5 VIII (August) 1918 in Lipno. Her new personality is Zofia Lucyna Wróblewska, born August 19th, 1920, in Warszawa. My mother was called Lunia, after Lucyna, before WWII.