Simon van Bever

Simon van Bever was a son of Samson van Bever and Sientje Smeer. He married Betje Zwarts in Amsterdam on 6 Februari 1935, a daughter of Abraham Zwarts and Sara Wertheijm. The couple had three children: Samson, Sara and Sientje; toghether with their mother, they have been killed on 9 July 1943 in Sobibor.  Simon van Bever's life was already taken in Mauthausen on 1 September 1941.

Simon self was bo…

In addition, a Jokos file (number 36522) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.

On 22 and 23 Febuary 1941, raids took place in Amsterdam,  in which 390 Jewish men were arrested and deported. Only two of them survived. A recent investigation has shown that more than 100 men were gassed in Hartheim Castle, while Mauthausen was established as the official place of death.

In February 2021, the City Archive of Amsterdam opened the exhibition “The raids of 22 and 23 February 1941 i…