Posts Tagged: Netherlands Holocaust
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...
23 Percent of Dutch Millennials Believe Holocaust is Myth: New Survey Elicits Shock In Netherlands
Dutch Justice Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz led a chorus of outrage Wednesday over a just-released report showing widespread lack of awareness from Dutch citizens about the...
Wartime Dutch Couple Who Saved Jewish Boy From Nazis Honored by Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
An Australian school teacher on Thursday collected a "Righteous Among the Nations" award from Israel's national Holocaust memorial on behalf of her Dutch grandparents, who...
Dutch PM Apologizes for His Country’s Role in Wartime Persecution of Jews
JNS.org - 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...
Dutch National Railway Compensation to Holocaust Survivors ‘Important Step,’ Jewish Restitution Organization Says
A leading Jewish organization advocating on behalf of Holocaust survivors affirmed on Friday that the Dutch National Railway -- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) -- had taken...
Dutch National Train Company to Pay Reparations to Descendants of Jews It Transported to Concentration Camps
The Dutch national train company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has agreed to pay reparations to the descendants of Jews it transported to concentration camps during the Holocaust. NS...
The Dutch and Their Jews: The Never-Ending Shame of the Netherlands
Last month, a video showing a man waving a Palestinian flag and smashing the windows of a kosher Amsterdam restaurant went viral. Thereafter, two policemen -- who...
