Ernest Simon: "Aged ca. eighteen
Ernest Simon: November 2018
Ernest Simon: Family portrait with parents and younger brother Karl
Ernest Simon: Paternal grandfather
Ernest Simon: Reverse side of the document that allowed ES into Britain
Ernest Simon: "Wedding day
Ernest Simon: First day at school
Ernest Simon: November 2018
Ernest Simon: Bachelor Degree of Commerce of Leeds University
Ernest Simon: Parents in the early 1950s in North Yorkshire
Ernest Simon: Son Martin
Ernest Simon: Wedding photo with his wife Anita
Ernest Simon: "Official document issued by the British government
Ernest Simon: Father's apprenticeship diplom is issued by the Fachgenossenschaft der Schuhmacher in Eisenstadt. Which is the trade association of shoe makers in Eisenstadt
Ernest Simon: Paternal grandmother
Ernest Simon: "Wearing Lederhosen. The leather shorts. You can see that from the braces
Ernest Simon: Father's apprenticeship diplom is issued by the Fachgenossenschaft der Schuhmacher in Eisenstadt. Which is the trade association of shoe makers in Eisenstadt
Ernest Simon: National Service in the Royal Air Force 1951-1953
Ernest Simon
Ernest (Ernst) Simon was born in 1930 in Eisenstadt but the family moved to Vienna’s Jewish district after the Anschluss in March 1938
Born: 1930
Place of Birth: Eisenstadt
Arrived in Britain: 13/01/1939
Interview Number: RV228
Experiences: Kindertransport
Interview Summary
Ernest (Ernst) Simon was born in 1930 in Eisenstadt but the family moved to Vienna’s Jewish district after the Anschluss in March 1938. After the violence of Kristallnacht, Ernest was put on a Kindertransport, received by an aunt already working as a domestic in the UK, who also facilitated the arrival of his parents and brother Kurt. After the war Ernest’s parents opened a fine ladies’ handbags shop. Naturalised in 1948, Ernest served two years in the Royal Air Force and having studied Commerce/Economics with languages at Leeds University held various management positions at ICI in, among other countries, Germany and Hungary. Ernest has been involved in the Holocaust Educational Trust for several years, giving talks about his experiences.
Place of Birth
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