Benedictus Simmeren was a civil servant. He was married to Henderine Noort. The couple had one unmarried daughter, Frida.
Benedictus Simmeren was one of the local representatives of the Jewish Council in Amersfoort. On 23 November 1942, Frida Simmeren took over the management of the Jewish nursery school education in Amersfoort.
K. Ribbens, Zullen we nog terugkeren... . De jodenvervolging in Amersfoort tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog (Amersfoort 2002) 40, 151, 170-173
Benedictus Simmeren told his former neighbours that he had rejected two options for hiding. The first time because the family could not stay together, the second time for fear. In 1942 the neighbours have bought a carafe of the family Simmeren to help them from acute financial distress. The carafe is still held by the former neighbours.
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The Jewish Historical Museum preserves a war diary written by J. Frank in which Benedict Simmeren is mentioned a number of times.
Joods Historical Museum, 784 Fran b
In addition, a Jokos file (number 21071) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.