Simon Boekbinder lived with his three sisters – and before that also with his mother – on Gedempte Gracht. Simon's sisters had a delicatessen on Wagenstraat. The Boekbinder family was observant and belonged to The Hague’s Ashkenazi Jewish Community. They attended the synagogue in Wagenstraat, where Simon was cantor.
Simon was also a travelling salesman for the firm of Van den Burg in Rotterdam. He…