Simon Bierman was a son of Levie Bierman and Saa Italiaander and was born in Amsterdam on 4 November 1903. His mother Sara was a sister of Rebecca Italiaander, who was married to Levie Velleman. Simon’s mother Sara had with his father Levie Bierman 10 children, but at the birth of the 10 th child, h…
In addition, a Jokos file (number 14874) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
The period between 28 August till 12 December 1942 was known as the so-called “Kozel-period”. Named as such, as a number of transports with deported Jews from Belgium, France and Holland were stopped at Kozel station, about 80 km west from Auschwitz, where the Germans unloaded men who were suitable …