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NAME AT ENTRY PRISONER NUMBER STATUS DATE ARRIVED DATE JOINED BAND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BAND
Alla Gres 38116 POW officer March 9 1943 late December 1943 Piano & Orchestration
Alma Rosé 50381 political – Jew July 20 1943 early September 1943 Baton, Violin, Piano & Orchestration
Anita Lasker 69388 political – Jew November 29 1943 early December 1943 Cello
Bronisława 28740 POW January 15 1943 May 1943 Guitar
Carla Wagenberg 42020 political – Jew April 20 1943 early May 1943  [4th Jew] Recorder & Piccolo
Claire Monis Jew January 22 1944 January 25 1944 Violin, Soprano & Orchestration
Jadwiga Kollak 6882 political – Pole April 27 1942 April 1943  [3rd member] Bass Drum, Cymbals, Piano & Copy Table
Dora Wilamowska political – Jew September 10 1943 September 1943 Soprano
Elsa Miller 42490 Jew April 22 1943 early May 1943 Second Violin & Copy Table
Emmy Jew September 1943 Voice
Esther Löwy 41948 political – ¾ Jew April 20 1943 early May 1943  [3rd Jew] Accordion  >>  Recorder & Piccolo  >>  Guitar
Éva Steiner A-17139 Jew July 7 1944 July 1944 Voice & Piano
Ewa Stojowska 64098 political – Pole October 3 1943 November 1943 Voice, Copy Table & Library
Fanny Kornblum 51859 Jew August 2 1943 mid August 1943 Third Violin, Mandolin & Voice
Fanny Rubak political – Jew July 20 1943 September 1943 Violin
Fania Fénelon 74862 political – ½ Jew January 22 1944 January 25 1944 Voice, Piano & Orchestration
Stefania Baruch 6877 political – Pole April 27 1942 April 1943  [2nd member] Guitar & Mandolin  >>  Kitchen
Flora Jacobs 61278 Jew September 9 1943 mid October 1943 Accordion
Szilvia Steiner Jew July 7 1944 July 1944 Violin  &  Copy Table
Helena Dunicz 64118 political – Pole October 3 1943 October 12 or 13 1943 First Violin & Concert Mistress
Hélène Rounder 50290 political – Jew July 20 1943 September 1943 Third Violin & Copy Table
Hélène Wiernik 51887 political – Jew August 2 1943 early August 1943 First Violin, Viola & Concert Mistress
Elga 6831 political – Jew April 27 1942 August 1943 Drum Kit
Henryka Brzozowska-Czapla political – Pole December 18 1942 June 1943 Violin
Henryka Gałązka 43697 political – Pole May 2 1943 May 1943 Violin
Hilde Grünbaum 41912 political – Jew April 20 1943 early May 1943  [1st Jew] Violin  >>  Orchestration & Copy Table Chief
Ibolya Jew May 1944 May 1944 Violin
Irena Łagowska 49995 political – Pole July 16 1943 late July 1943 Second Violin
Irena Walaszczyk 43575 political – Pole April 29 1943 early May 1943  [8th member] Mandolin  >>  Block Upkeep
Ioulia Stroumsa Jew May 8 1943 by August 1943 Second Violin
Ioulia Sivan Jew by July 1943 Violin
Kazimiera Małys 48295 political – Pole July 3 1943 mid July 1943 Mandolin & Copy Table
Lili Hassid Jew April 28 1943 early May 1943 Accordion & Orchestration
Lilla Markstein A-17137 Jew July 7 1944 July 1944 First Violin & Baton
Lilian Menache Jew June 8 1943 June 13 1943 Bass Drum & Cymbals
Charlotte Croner 47511 political – Jew June 29 1943 July 1943 Flute
Lotta Lebedová 5007 Jew April 13 1942 early September 1943 Mezzo & Guitar
Charlotte Grunow political – Jew April 20 1943 July 1943 Violin  >>  Guitar
Margot Anzenbacherová 46155 political – Jew June 12 1943 early September 1943 Guitar, Copy Table & Block Upkeep
Maria Galewa 72320 POW officer December 19 1943 January 1944 Piano  >>  Block Senior
Maria Bielicka political – Pole April 10 1944 May 1944 Voice
Helene Croner political – Jew June 29 1943 July 1943 Violin & Viola
Maria Langenfeld 42873 political – Pole April 24 1943 late April 1943  [7th member] Violin  >>  Block Upkeep
Maria Moś 8111 political – Pole July 1 1942 April 1943  [4th member] Mandolin  >>  Copy Table
Masza Piotrkowska 52674 Jew August 3 1943 early September 1943 Mandolin
Olga 23728 POW November 7 1942 July 1943 Mandolin & French Horn
Rachela Zelmanowicz 52816 Jew August 3 1943 early September 1943 Mandolin
Regina Küpferberg 51095 Jew August 1 1943 early September 1943 Accordion  >>   Copy Table & Alma’s Orderly
Eva Ruth Basinski 41883 political – Jew April 20 1943 early May 1943 Piccolo, Flute & Clarinet
Sofia Winogradova 72319 POW officer December 19 1943 late December 1943 Piano, Drum & Cymbals  >>  Baton
Sylvia Wagenberg 41948 political – Jew April 20 1943 early May 1943  [2nd Jew] Recorder
Aleksandra Makarova 38115 POW March 9 1943 April 1943  [6th member] Guitar
Violette Silberstein 51937 political – Jew August 2 1943 early September 1943 Third Violin & Voice
Jadwiga Zatorska 36243 political – Pole Feb 23 1943 April 1943  [5th member] Second Violin
Yvette Assael 43293 Jew April 28 1943 early May 1943 Accordion  >>  Double Bass
Zofia Cykowiak 44327 political – Pole May 7 1943 late May 1943 Fourth Violin & Copy Table
Zofia Czajkowska 6873 political – Pole April 27 1942 April 1943  [1st member] Baton, Piano  & Violin >>  Block Senior
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