Isaak Simon (1871 - 1944)

Born 17 Aug 1871 in Londorf, Grünberg, Oberhessen, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutsches Reich

Husband of Johanna (Joseph) Simon — married 29 Oct 1903 in Allendorf an der Lumda, Gießen, Oberhessen, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutsches Reich

Died 30 Oct 1944 at age 73 in Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, Bielitz, Oberschlesien, Preußen, Deutsches Reich

Biography

Isaak Simon ’s life was impacted by the Holocaust.

Isaak Simon was born on 17 Aug 1871 in Londorf, son of Anselm Simon and Jette Löwenstein.

Isaak (32) married Johanna Joseph (21) on 29 Oct 1903 in Allendorf an der Lumda.^[1] Their known children were

• Julius Simon (1905–1984)
• Irma (Simon) Haas
• Hilde (Simon) Meyer

Isaak emigrated with his wife to the Netherlands in June 1939. From there he was first deported to Westerbork on 29 Jan 1943. On 14 September 1943, he was transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. From there he was sent to Theresienstadt on 27 Jan 1944. Finally, on 28 October 1944, he was transferred to Auschwitz, where he was murdered two days later.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, Standesamt Allendorf an der Lumda Heiratsnebenregister 1896-1905 (HStAMR Best. 905 Nr. 31), image 179 (DFG-Viewer : accessed 26 April 2024)

• Das Bundesarchiv, Memorial Book, Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933 - 1945: Simon, Isaak Izaak (https://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/en962141 : accessed 26 April 2024)
• Yad Vashem, "Isaak Simon," (https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/names/4826085 : accessed 2024-04-26). Last Name: Simon; First Name: Isaak; Gender: Male; Date of Birth: 17/08/1871; Origin of Deportation: Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia; Destination of Deportation: Auschwitz Birkenau,Extermination Camp,Poland; Details of Transport: Transport Ev from Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz Birkenau,Extermination Camp,Poland on 28/10/1944; Prisoner Number in Transport: 1127; Status According to Source: murdered; Source Collection: Terezinska Pametni Kniha [Theresienstädter Gedenkbuch], Terezinska Iniciativa, vol. I-II Melantrich, Praha 1995, vol. III Academia Verlag, Prag 2000 (Memorial Book Theresienstadt, Terezin Initiative); Type of Material: List of Theresienstadt camp inmates; Item ID: 4826085;
• Yad Vashem, "Testimony of Irma Haas on Isaak Simon," (https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/names/1655023 : accessed 2024-04-26). Last Name: Simon; First Name: Yitzkhak; Gender: Male; Date of Birth: 17/08/1871; Place of Birth: Londorf,Giessen (Giessen),Hesse,Germany; Father's First Name: Anselm; Mother's First Name: Jettchen; Spouse's First Name: Johanna; Spouse's Maiden Name: Joseph; Permanent Place of Residence: Amsterdam,Noordholland,The Netherlands; Place During the War: Auschwitz,Biala Malopolska,Krakow,Poland; Date of Death: 30/10/1944; Status According to Source: murdered; Submitter Name: Irma Haas; Relationship to Victim: Daughter; Source Collection: Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection; Type of Material: Page of Testimony; Item ID: 1655023;
• Yad Vashem, "Testimony of Julius Simon on Isaak Simon," (https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/names/15006280 : accessed 2024-04-26). Last Name: Simon; First Name: Isaak; Gender: Male; Date of Birth: 17/08/1871; Place of Birth: Londorf,Giessen (Giessen),Hesse,Germany; Father's First Name: Anselm; Mother's First Name: Jette; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's First Name: Johanna; Spouse's Maiden Name: Joseph; Permanent Place of Residence: Londorf,Giessen (Giessen),Hesse,Germany; Place During the War: Amsterdam,Noordholland,The Netherlands; Place of Death: Auschwitz,Camp,Poland; Date of Death: 28/10/1944; Status According to Source: murdered; Submitter Name: Julius Simon; Relationship to Victim: Son; Source Collection: Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection; Type of Material: Page of Testimony; Item ID: 595133;
• Christine Hühn. Familienbuch der Juden in Allendorf an der Lumda (Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Allendorf und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heimatgeschichte, Allendorf a.d. Lumda e.V., 2019) #125