Simon van Rhijn was a son of Philip van Rhijn and Maria Philips. On 12 March 1896 he married in Amsterdam Esther Dwinger from Leeuwarden, a daughter of Abraham Dwinger and Penina Hirsch. The couple had three children, namely Maria, Abraham and Penina, who has surived the Holocaust. His wife Esther however passed away 11 August 1937 in Amsterdam and was interred two days later, on 13 August 1937 in…