Because of his communist sympathies Willem Orgelist was arrested before his family was, and died in camp Buchenwald.
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Willem is een zoon van Aäron Orgelist en Kaatje de Leeuwe. Hij trouwde 12 augustus 1925 met Johanna Denneboom (A'dam, 15 aug 1899).
Kinderen
Kaatje, 28 mei 1926 A'dam
Sara, 15 januari 1930 A'dam
Bron SAA archiefkaart Willem Orgelist 11-3-1897
In addition, a Jokos file (number 002485) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.