Shimon Rosenberg
Mendel Rosenberg's brother, also known as Simon. Geoff Silverstein confirmed the family identification on 25 September 2026: Shimon was detained with Mendel for years under Nazi persecution and was killed after their separation. Earlier oral-history wording and institutional photo captions reverse the names Samuel and Simon; those derivative labels remain contradictory evidence rather than a basis for changing the confirmed family roles. No exact birth date, prisoner number, final camp, death date, or manner of death is adopted without a person-specific contemporary record.
- Record ID
- P-049
- Name variants
- Simon Rosenberg
- Birth
- Unknown
- Death
- Unknown
- Family lines
- Rosenberg–Šiauliai survivor line
- Related people
- Mendel Rosenberg, Recha Rosenberg, Samuel Rosenberg
- Places
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- Sources
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Evidence-backed claims
Geoff Silverstein confirmed the family roles twice, most recently on 25 September 2026: Samuel/Shmuel was the father and Shimon/Simon was the brother detained with Mendel. S-121, S-088 and S-132 use the names in reverse. Because those published and family-derived accounts are not independent contemporary identity records, their role labels remain explicit contradictions rather than silently overriding the confirmed family identification.
Geoff Silverstein confirmed on 25 September 2026 that Shimon/Simon—not Samuel—was the brother detained with Mendel and later killed. Older testimony summaries and institutional captions apply the name Samuel to that brother. The catalog and memorial records currently filed under Samuel cannot be assigned to Shimon solely by swapping names; they remain unresolved identity leads.
Geoff Silverstein confirmed that Shimon/Simon was the brother detained with Mendel. Mendel's testimony supports his own child forced labor, while later summaries call the leather-factory brother Samuel. That name label is retained as contradictory evidence; exact labor assignments for Shimon remain unproved.
Geoff Silverstein confirmed that Shimon/Simon was the brother detained with Mendel. Published testimony summaries describe the same broad persecution and separation sequence but use the name Samuel. Existing Samuel camp locators may describe a different person or preserve the same name confusion; they are not reassigned to Shimon without person-specific contemporary evidence.