Simon Rosenbaum was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in March of 1926. He was the youngest of six children born to parents who came from Poland in 1912. Through his oral history, Simon’s wife, Herdis, adds her insight as well.
Simon Rosenbaum
Nationality: Danish
Location: Copenhagen • Denmark • Malmö • Sweden
Experience During Holocaust: Escaped the 1943 Jewish Campaign in Denmark • Escaped the Holocaust • Family Survived
Mapping Simon's Life
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“We have to be tolerant [of] other people. If we are not tolerant of other people, we can't be tolerated by other people...We have to fight whenever we hear [intolerance]. We have to stand up and fight it. We have to teach our children זיין גוט מענטש -- try to be a good human being.”
- Simon Rosenbaum