Holland
How activists misused Nazi-era Dutch Jewish advocate's name to justify intimidation - opinion
By blocking a lawful public lecture, activists misused Cleveringa’s name and violated the sacred principle on which the academy is founded.
Netherlands lowers Israel travel advisory to 'yellow' risk level after Gaza ceasefire
Dutch MP forced to change ‘Palestinian flag’ outfit during heated budget debate
Dutch police use tear gas against anti-immigration protesters
Yad Vashem installs synagogue stained glass window that survived Holocaust
The stained glass that once hung in a synagogue in Holland now hang in Yad Vashem's synagogue as a reminder of the once-thriving Jewish community.
Museum opens at one of Holland’s most infamous Nazi camps
National Monument Camp Amersfoort is a large, underground and dark space dominated by the portraits and personal stories of about 47,000 people who were imprisoned at the facility.
Israeli-Dutch Jew leads new progressive party into Dutch parliament
Israeli- Dutch Jew Itay Garmy ran the campaign for a new progressive political party, Volt, which won three seats in this week’s national election.
The Dutch February Strike: The organized civilian protest against the Nazis
On Feb. 25, 1941, at least 100,000 Dutchmen stopped working to protest the Nazis’ persecution of Jews, bringing the economy to a halt for days.
Amsterdam museum's 'Haman as Hitler' Purim dolls have a storied tradition
The puppets would often get burned, “but in Europe this led to hostility from non-Jews who thought the Jews were burning effigies of Christians, so it stopped [there],” historian Yuval Malachi said.
Ex-teacher wins appeal on molestation conviction at Dutch Jewish school
A lawyer representing the alleged victims said he hoped prosecutors would appeal to the Supreme Court.
A cultural bridge too far? Israeli expats assess life in the Netherlands
‘Sometimes I miss that Israeli directness’
Dutch village is finally ready to tell its unique Holocaust rescue story
In 1985, Nieuwlande became one of only two locales honored collectively by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum for rescuing Jews, alongside Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France.
Speaker for Dutch Holocaust memorial after uproar over antisemitic comment
"I didn’t mean it," Benali said. "I distance myself from those remarks, they weren’t meant literally. I also have Jewish friends and interview Jewish authors.”
Dutch gov't to appoint national coordinator on tackling antisemitism
The move was welcomed by leaders of leading Jewish communities and organizations in the Netherlands and Europe.
