us-005578-irn515467
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title: Safirsztajn and Gold families' photograph
scope and content: Black and white image of the Safirsztajn and Gold families taken on the occasion of a family wedding in the United States and a portrait of Rojza Gold Safirsztajn, Rose’s maternal grandmother. Pictured in photograph: last row, left to right: Ajzyk Safirsztajn, unknown, [first name unknown] Gold, unknown, [first name unknown] Gold. middle row, left to right: unknown, [first name unknown] Safirsztajn, wife of Wolf Safirsztajn, Wolf Safirsztajn, [first name unknown] Najmark, [first name unknown] Najmark, [first name unknown] Najmark, Chana Safirsztajn Ickowicz [Rose’s mother], Adek Eizel Safirsztajn (from Łódź), Cesia Safirsztajn, Abel Ickowicz [Rose’s father], Szaja Ickowicz [Rose’s paternal grandfather], Bronia Ickowicz [Rose’s sister], Tonia Safirsztajn, [first name unknown] Safirsztajn, “Mima”, [first name unknown] Gold [Rose’s cousin], [first name unknown] Gold [Rose’s cousin], Regina Safirsztajn [Rose’s cousin]. seated in first row, left to right: unknown, Icie Safirsztajn, Golda Safirsztajn, Karola Safirsztajn Najmark, Jakub Najmark, Josef Najmark [Rose’s maternal grandfather], Rozia Ickowicz [Rose]. They were all gathered on the occasion of the marriage of Mordechai Safirsztajn (Rose’s maternal uncle) which was taking place in the United States.
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biographical history: Regina Safirsztajn was the daughter of Josef Safirsztajn and Roza Gold Safirsztajn. She was born in Bedzin where her father ran a restaurant and bar in the front of their home. Regina had six older siblings: Chana Gitla (later Ickowicz), Mordechai (who immigrated to the United States), Isaak, Ezel (who moved to Lodz after his marriage), Tonia and Cesia. She also had one younger brother, David. The children attended Polish schools, but spoke Yiddish at home with their parents. Regina's mother Roza died long before the start of the war, and her father Josef died of a heart attack shortly after the creation of the ghetto. He had lived with his children at the time and they gave him a proper burial in the ghetto. While in the ghetto, Regina married Josef Szaintal, however she continued to be known by her maiden name as he died soon thereafter. In August 1943, Regina was deported to Auschwitz along with her sister, sisters-in-law, and their children. The family was separated upon arrival, and Regina's sisters lost track of her. Chana Gittla's son Marek, Tonia, and her two small children were killed immediately upon arrival, as was Isaak's wife and child. David's wife, Jadzia, was chosen for labor despite the fact that she had a young child, and she stayed with Chana Gitla and her daughters. Regina was selected to work in the Weichsel-Union-Metalwerke (Union munitions plant) and became involved in the Auschwitz underground. Together with Ala Gertner, and Esterka Wajcblum, she smuggled out gunpowder hidden in the seams of her clothing. They passed whatever they could steal to Roza Robota, who, in turn, gave it to members of the Sonderkommando. On October 7, 1944 members of the Sonderkommando used the gunpowder to blow up crematorium IV in Birkenau. During the exhaustive investigation that followed the short-lived uprising, Ala, Roza, Ester and Regina were directly implicated in the theft of the explosives. All four were arrested and tortured, and on January 5, 1945, they w…
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archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1930-12-31
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identifier: irn515467
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