In April 1939 Bernhard Weijel became a branch manager for the Firm S. Boektje from Kampen, a trade in rags, metal, skins, sacks and jute, and settled himself on the Waterstraat 89. In accordance with § 7 VO 48/1941 (Nazi regulation to remove Jews from the trade and industry) the company was dissolved during the war.
Kamer van Koophandel, inschrijfnummer 06993, dossiernummer Historisch Centrum Overijssel 0211
Bernhard Weijel died on 21 August 1943 in Westerbork transit camp and he was cremated on 23 August 1943. The urn with his ashes was placed on the Jewish cemetry in Diemen on field U, row 11, grave nr. 19.
Register van joden die in het kamp Westerbork zijn gecremeerd, 1943-1944; archief van de gemeente Westerbork, opgenomen in het archief van de gemeente Midden-Drenthe te Beilen, inv. n 3789
Lijst van in de concentratiekampen Westerbork en Buchenwald overleden Joodsche Personen die op Nederlandsche begraafplaatsen ter aarde werden besteld; NIOD, archief Westerbork, port. 1, map 1