Simon de Vries, born in Amstrdam on 28 August 1917, was a son of Rafaël de Vries and Betje Tertaas. He married 8 April 1942 in Amsterdam Mietje Frank, born there on 28 May 1921 as a daughter of Nathan Frank and Vrouwtje Pront. Mietje’s parents and sister Elizabeth and her husband have not survived the Holocaust.
Simon de Vries was tailor and furrer by profession. He lived at home with his parents …