Biography

About Machiel Gobets

Machiel Gobets was a son of Nathan Gobets He married in 1927 in Amsterdam. He had two children with his wife. He got a divorce in 1942. On 27 Januari 1943 he remarried Gabriele Brigitte Bernstein. During the war he worked for the Jewish Council in the cultural department.
Stadsarchief Amsterdam, archiefkaart Machiel Gobets

Machiel Gobets,known as Michel, was registered as a tailor, but he was a famous opera singer before the war. For more information see the website of Opera Nederland:
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In addition, a Jokos file (number 21176) on this person is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.