Tag: Netherlands
Miep Gies and the quest for a lasting Holocaust lesson
There is something about the story of the eight Jews who spent more than two years hiding in the secret annex on Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam that is irresistible to readers, as well as...
Dutch government rejects Amnesty’s apartheid report
The government of the Netherlands has rejected Amnesty International’s report on Feb. 1 accusing Israel of apartheid. “The cabinet does not agree with Amnesty’s conclusion that there is apartheid in Israel or the territories...
Artifact from World War II Jewish hideout goes on display in Amsterdam
A round mantelpiece clock—the only remaining item from a Jewish hideout during World War II—will go on display with other Holocaust artifacts at Amsterdam’s Dutch Resistance Museum later this year, reported The Guardian.
Along with family...
Memorial honoring 102,000 Dutch victims of Holocaust opens in Amsterdam
A new memorial in Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural Quarter pays tribute to the more than 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust, the Associated Press reported.
The National Holocaust Memorial of Names, which was unveiled on Sunday, is comprised of...
European intel agencies find Iran sought nuclear weapons
Iran sought on multiple occasions in 2020 to obtain technology for its nuclear-weapons program, intelligence agencies from the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany said, according to a Fox News report on Monday.
The General Intelligence and Security Service...
Netherlands inaugurates museum on site of former Nazi concentration camp
A museum built on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp in the Netherlands was inaugurated on Monday, also the 76th anniversary of the day the camp was handed over to the Red Cross and...
Dutch soccer fans shout ‘Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas’ prior to match
Police in the Netherlands are investigating footage from a fan rally prior to a soccer game last week between two Dutch teams where fans chanted “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas.”
The incident, first reported...
Fox Sports Netherlands apologizes for anti-Semitic chants at live soccer game
With most professional sports matches occurring in empty stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic, many TV stations are using audience soundtracks while broadcasting games.
During a Dutch soccer game on Sunday, a FOX Sports Netherlands live broadcast...
US ambassador to Holland visits cemetery that includes graves of Waffen-SS
U.S. Ambassador to Holland Pete Hoekstra visited a Dutch cemetery on Thursday where Nazis are buried.
“Walked among the graves at Ysselsteyn, a cemetery for German soldiers from WWI & WWII. A terrible reminder of...
Johan van Hulst: Dutch teacher who saved 600 Jewish children and babies from Nazis...
Johan van Hulst was a Dutch Christian who, up until World War II, had already committed to helping children with his life — as a teacher, school director, university professor, and author. But when...