How the Netherlands became a nation of diarists in WWII
Anne Frank was far from the only chronicler of a country's descent into catastrophe
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Culture This Amsterdam neighborhood was once inhabited by Jews. None are left to celebrate its centennial
Outside 58 Weidestraat in Amsterdam’s Betondorp district, two brass stones lie set into the sidewalk. Known by the Dutch as stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones,” the square plaques are engraved with the names of Jews who moved to this neighborhood upon its creation after the First World War and were deported during the Second. Herman Richard…
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Fast Forward Dutch report calls for a ‘more empathetic attitude’ from Holocaust restitution committee
A Dutch state committee charged with the restitution of looted Holocaust-era property received a strong rebuke from the country’s government in a report released Monday. The report followed a complaint published in the Dutch News outlet NRC Handelsblad by leaders of the Commission for Looted Art in Europe and the Jewish Claims Conference, which said…
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Breaking News Netherlands rally protesting Soleimani killing features caricature blaming Jews for terrorism
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Participants at a protest rally in the Netherlands against the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani waved anti-Semitic posters, a local watchdog group told police. At the demonstration Tuesday in front of the American Embassy in Wassenaar near the Hague, two women were photographed holding up a poster titled “the makers of…
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Fast Forward Alleged Stabber Of Jewish Family Claims He Forgot Why He Attacked Them
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch man charged with the attempted manslaughter of a Jewish father and son said he forgot why he stabbed them. During the first hearing in the case, the victims asked the judge to consider a religious or racist motive, which currently is not included in the incitement. Taha Ewis Bakri Abdel…
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Fast Forward Netherlands Jewish Leader Tortured And Robbed At Home
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Netherlands Jewish leader was assaulted, tortured and robbed in his home by four masked men in an apparent planned operation. Benoit Wesly, a 73-year-old businessman, woke up early Sunday morning to find the assailants around his bed in his home in Maastricht, Jonet.nl reported Thursday. His wife was out of the country….
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Culture Surprise: The Dutch Rapper Who Used ‘Anne Frank’ As Her Stage Name Is Anti-Semitic
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Dutch rapper who went by the stage name ‘Anne Frank’ said Wednesday that she will change the name following an outcry and the revelation of past anti-Semitic statements. The 25-year-old performer, whose real name may be Anne van der Does, according to the GeenStijl website, said she was shortening her stage name…
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Fast Forward Dutch Foreign Minister Defends Diplomat Promoting ‘One-State Solution’
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Dutch foreign minister defended the right of a diplomat serving in his ministry to call for a boycott of Israel and promote a “one-state solution” of Israelis and Palestinians. Stef Blok offered a defense of Angelique Eijpe on Tuesday in parliament. Eijpe’s anti-Israel activities came up in parliamentary queries after it…
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