Tag: Holland
Amsterdam exhibit focuses on neglected aspect of the Holocaust: looted Judaica
Stories about art looted during the Holocaust abound, but they tend to focus on major works by noted artists worth vast amounts of money.
“Beyond the masterpieces, there remains a largely hidden world of lesser-known...
U of Amsterdam releases list of Israeli research partners
Lawmakers in the Netherlands are furious over the University of Amsterdam’s decision to release a list of Israeli research partners in an attempt to appease violent pro-Palestinian rioters.
MP Claire Martens-America of the ruling People’s...
‘Occupied City’ reveals Amsterdam sites during Nazi German control
The British filmmaker Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter, his wife and creative partner, described their views on history and European antisemitism in a recent interview discussing their new documentary, “Occupied City.”
Disputing the idea that antisemitism has...
Holland creates role of anti-Semitism coordinator
Holland will appoint a national coordinator to tackle anti-Semitism, announced Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Ferdinand Grapperhaus on Sunday.
The newly created role will consist of advising the Dutch government about handling hatred against Jews.
It...
Syrian man smashes windows of kosher restaurant in Amsterdam for second time
A Syrian man was arrested on Friday for smashing the windows of a kosher restaurant in Amsterdam—the second time he has done so.
Saleh Ali, 31, was subdued with pepper spray by officers after he...
Dutch city to keep street signs claiming Israelis cities are located in ‘Palestine’
A Dutch city has decided to postpone a decision to change street signs that identify Israeli cities as Palestinian, JTA reported on Sunday.
A spokesperson of the municipality of Eindhoven in the eastern Netherlands on Friday wrote on Twitter...
Prime minister of Holland apologizes for nation’s role in wartime persecution of Jews
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday became the first Dutch leader to officially apologize for his country’s role in the Holocaust.
Speaking at an event in Amsterdam to mark the 75th anniversary of the...
Holland seems like a well-run country
It’s a lovely, well run place. The Dutch may be more German than the Germans. Or at least close cousins. Order is clear. Trains and trams are clean and on time. Perhaps within a...
Jewish man assailed by Dutch soccer fans praising Nazis
A Jewish man, identified in the Dutch media only as “Joram,” was verbally and physically assaulted on a national holiday known as Liberation Day, on Sunday by a group of 50 men as police...
Exhibition at Dutch National Holocaust museum leaves out Auschwitz pictures
Holland’s national Holocaust museum excluded four pictures taken at Auschwitz from a current exhibition.
The Jewish Cultural Quarter of Amsterdam, which consists of the National Holocaust Museum, dismissed criticism that the pictures were censored, saying they...