Career
Born on 29 September 1880 in Berlin
Married on 1 May 1907 to Anna Levy in Berlin
Emigration: 1 April 1933, via Zürich to Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Deported from Westerbork 5 April 1944 to Theresienstadt, ghetto
Transferred 12 October 1944, to Auschwitz, extermination camp
Death: 14 October 1944, Auschwitz, extermination camp - officially declared dead, age 64
James Simon was born into a Jewish family in Berlin and murdered in Auschwitz in 1944 following his internment at Theresienstadt. He studied at the Musikhochschule in Berlin piano (C Ansorge) and composition (Max Bruch). In 1934 he was forced to leave Germany to Zurich, later Amsterdam where he was arrested and deported to Theresienstadt.
From there, on October 12, 1944 James Simon boarded the transport to Auschwitz and died in a gas chamber shortly after his arrival.
He was last seen sitting on his suitcase composing music