Simon Bertus de Haas, was a son of Lion de Haas and Carolina Polak. He was married to Helena de Bruin. The couple had a child who survived the war in hiding in Halsteren. The family lived at 29 Stationsstraat in Wierden.
The mayor of Wierden requested that Simon Bertus de Haas, a manufacturer, and his wife Helena de Bruin be located, detained and brought to trial. They had left their place of residence without the required authorization. This description referred to Jews who had gone into hiding.
Simon Bertus de Haas and his wife were in hiding with Simon de Haas's parents in Borne until 1944. They were caught by coincidence on 9 January 1944 and via Westerbork were deported to Auschwitz .
Algemeen Politieblad, nr 36, 10 September 1942, 1022, notice 1835;
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Overijssel, alsmede algemene oorlogsmonumenten waarop joodse namen voorkomen. Profiel (Bedum 2002).
In addition, a Jokos file (number 5925) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 4595/14399).