their book Waiting for Hope: Jewish Displaced Persons in Post-World War II Germany. "Bloomberg had been an officer in the British Colonial Service. He knew the official mind and could talk on equal terms with the military and civil authorities. There was soon a different atmosphere at Belsen. The newly appointed supply officer was soon a very popular person with camp residents." As European Field Director Bloomberg also worked with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee helping to facilitate the distribution of supplies from individual donors through the established channels of the British and USA Zones. He also helped launch the Central British Fund Appeal in the interest of Jewish DPs and Jewish communities all over Europe, speaking in London where he described his experiences as Belsen's camp director. Awards In 1946 Bloomberg received a Certificate of Merit from UNRRA recording "the loyal and valued services of Simon Bloomberg to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in its Great Work of Relieving the Suffering and Saving the Lives of the Victims of War in the Liberated Countries." The Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad (Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland, Greece, North Africa, Egypt) and Jewish Relief Fund honoured his work with a certificate signed by its chairman, Leonard Cohen. "Presented to Mr Simon Bloomberg in recognition of devoted service in helping the survivors of Nazi persecution to rebuild their lives." In 1951 Bloomberg was awarded an CBE. Writings A prolific writer, Bloomberg kept diaries throughout his life, including a detailed account of his time in post war Germany, in manuscript format, entitled Tales of the Survivors of Belsen and Other Camps in Europe. This was published posthumously in 2017 under the title 'Life After Belsen' – A first-hand account of the survivors of Bergen-Belsen and other horror camps in Europe after World War II. The Jewish Echo published Bloomberg's article about the work of the Jewish Relief Unit in 'the Exodus Camps' of Germany entitled Bricks Without Straw – A Lesson in Tenacity. Bloomberg also wrote hundreds of letters to his wife, Alice and their five children. Historic documents relating to his time as JCRA Field Director, including correspondence and reports are housed in the Wiener Library for the study of the Holocaust and Genocide. Later life After serving the displaced people of Europe for three years, Bloomberg was reunited with his family in the UK. He continued to travel extensively