Katz Simon of Ghent Belgium
I am trying to trace information on this family link. Simon, my great uncle married Simonne Vander Straeten in Ghent on the 30th of January 1937. They had a daughter, Jeanine born in the early 1940's. My family name is Hanssens, both my father and uncle were born and lived in Ghent until the second world war. My grandmother (related to Simonne) was Joanne VanLangeraert, born in Ghent in 1903. I am researching a family history in order to write a novel set during this period. Any help or information would be very useful. Such as wartime conditiond in Ghent. How Simon manged to stay safe during the German occupation. Why my father Julien Hanssens fled Ghent during 1941 aged 15. Thankyou.