Simson Simon Scherl was born in Berlin on January 21, 1920, the son of furniture dealer Joel Lieb Julius Scherl and his wife Niche née Zanger.

Niche Zanger was born on October 11, 1895 in Zmigrod/Galicia, the daughter of the merchant Elias Zanger and his wife Sara née Buchsbaum.

Carl Scherek was born on September 7, 1872 in Schrimm/Posen into a Jewish family.