Posts Tagged: Netherlands Jews
The Dutch Betrayed the Jewish People 80 Years Ago; Why Are They Doing It Again?
In a world increasingly obsessed with slogans of justice, equity, and human rights, one would expect fairness to be the minimum standard. But when it...
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...
The Netherlands Also Has a Campus Antisemitism Problem
The Netherlands often presents itself as a beacon of tolerance and progress. But in recent years, that image has started to crack -- especially in...
A View From the Classroom: The War Against Israel on Dutch University Campuses
Outside of America, the war against Israel is also being fought on European university campuses -- a second, often overlooked front. While most attention is...
Antisemitic Incidents in the Netherlands Surge to Record Levels, New Report Finds
Antisemitism in the Netherlands surged to alarming levels last year, according to a new report, which found that anti-Jewish incidents across the country reached a...
Amsterdam Mayor to Apologize to Jewish Community for City’s World War II Persecution
Amsterdam authorities will issue an official apology to the local Jewish community for the city's role in the persecution of Jews during World War II...
The Netherlands’ Growing Antisemitism Problem: Five Minutes to Midnight
According to a new report from the Amsterdam-based Anne Frank House, nearly 40 percent of teachers in the Netherlands witnessed one or more antisemitic incidents...
Netherlands Pays Tribute to ‘February Strike’ on 80th Anniversary of Mass Solidarity Action with Jews Facing Nazi Persecution
The Netherlands on Thursday marked the 80th anniversary of the "February Strike" in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities and towns against the round-up of Jews...
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...
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...
Denmark’s Policies Have Led Directly to Antisemitism
In Denmark, it has been decided that an information center is needed to educate and inform the general population about the Jewish minority living there....
Dutch Holocaust Survivors Attacked as 70 Percent of Europe Jews Hide Faith
JNS.org - In the latest case of antisemitic violence in Europe, two elderly Holocaust survivors in the Netherlands were brutally beaten and robbed. The assailants, reportedly...
Dutch Jewish Activist: Anti-Semitism a Crisis (INTERVIEW)
Writer Abigail R. Esman recently interviewed Esther Voet, director of the Center for Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI). The CIDI is a Jewish human...
Near Dutch ‘Sharia Triangle,’ Jewish Community Holds On
JTA -THE HAGUE, the Netherlands — On a cold winter night in 2008, Wim Kortenoeven was startled by the crackling of a large fire...
