Posts Tagged: Dutch Jews
Hate and Protests March in The Hague: How Europe Came to Love Iran and Hate Israel
If someone had told me 10 years ago that one of the biggest political movements in Europe would revolve around glorifying authoritarian regimes that kill...
75% of Dutch Jews Were Killed in the Holocaust; Those Left Now Face Increasing Threats and Discrimination
What does it mean to live as a Jew or an open supporter of Israel in the Netherlands today? Increasingly, it means walking a fine...
‘We Have Had Enough’: Dutch Jews Demand Action Against Rising Antisemitic Harassment
Jewish community leaders in the Netherlands issued a plaintive warning on Thursday concerning the continuing rise of antisemitism in the country, declaring: "We have had...
A New Firsthand Account of the Dutch Holocaust Sheds Light on History
History records that on Friday, May 10, 1940, the roar of propellers overhead heralded the arrival of a shower of Luftwaffe paratroopers that fell from...
Dutch Museum to Display Artifacts From Holocaust Hideout Where Jewish Life Flourished
Artifacts from a hideout for Dutch Jews during the Holocaust will go on display this year at the Dutch Resistance Museum, memorializing a place where,...
‘Game of Thrones’ Star to Make Holocaust Film on Jewish Sisters Turned Rescuers Near Amsterdam
Dutch actress Carice van Houten, who starred in the hit series "Game of Thrones," purchased the film rights this month to a true Holocaust story...
Exhibition at Dutch National Holocaust Museum Leaves Out Auschwitz Pictures
JNS.org - 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...
The Pervasive Antisemitism in Dutch Soccer Stadiums
“My father served with the commandos, my mother was with the SS. Together they burned Jews, because Jews burn best.” This is the text of one...
The Crimes of the Dutch: A Lesson in Hypocrisy
The Netherlands is a profoundly hypocritical society. To prove such a statement in detail would require a lengthy book. But one possible shortcut to support...
Dutch Jews Fume Over a Plan to Turn a Historic Synagogue Into a Restaurant
JNS.org - Jews in the central Netherlands city of Deventer are outraged over a plan by a Turkish developer to turn a historic synagogue into an...
Sole Remnant of Dutch Town’s Jewish Community on Display at Yad Vashem
JNS.org - Stained glass from the synagogue that served the Jews of the Dutch city of Assen, almost all of whom were killed in the Holocaust,...
Student Exposes Dutch Textbook’s Distortion of Israeli History
JNS.org - An official high school history book in Holland claims that during Israel's 1948 War of Independence, "Jewish militias committed murder in Arab villages....
Dutch Baptist Pastor Takes to the Streets to Show Solidary With Israel and Jews
JNS.org - A Netherlands-based Baptist pastor and members of his church took to the streets of Amsterdam with Israeli flags in order to express support for...
Dutch Mayor Compares Muslims Joining ISIS to Post WWII Jews Fighting for Israel
Lured by local mosques and the Internet, by visions of warriors and victory dancing in their heads, thousands of European Muslims have left the safety...
