Simon Heymans. Collection

Identifier
KD_00092
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Simon Heymans was born in Amsterdam on 15 March 1885. He married a non-Jewish woman, with whom he had a daughter. In September 1942, Simon was arrested in Belgium and sent to the prison in Saint-Gilles, Brussels. From there he contacted his wife and daughter who he had left behind in Tilburg, the Netherlands. His letters contain lists of goods he wants to receive while imprisoned, including a request to visit him and to bring papers which prove his wife’s Aryan decent. On 20 November 1942, Simon was transferred from the prison to the Dossin barracks in Mechelen. He initially was scheduled to be deported via Transport XVIII on 15 January 1943, but thanks to his marriage to a non-Jewish woman, he was stricken from the list and released on 30 June 1943, after which he was reunited with his family.

Archival History

Pauline Bingen, granddaughter of Simon Heymans, offered the Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance, predecessor of Kazerne Dossin, digital copies of the letters and photo in 2005.

Acquisition

Pauline Bingen, 2005

Scope and Content

This collection contains : a photo of Simon Heymans, two letters sent by Simon Heymans while imprisoned at Saint-Gilles, Brussels, to his wife and daughter in Tilburg, including lists of goods he wanted to receive and information on the procedure to visit him ; a postcard sent by Simon Heymans while detained at the Dossin barracks to his wife, misses Heymans-Bollekamp, and their daughter.

Accruals

No further accruals are to be expected

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Digitally stored at Kazerne Dossin

Existence and Location of Originals

  • Pauline Bingen, Private collection, The Hague, the Netherlands

Subjects

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.