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News and updates about Dutch Jews

A look at the Holocaust shows the Dutch acting true to form today

The Dutch did not save the Jews during the Holocaust, they betrayed them during the war and afterwards. Except for a very few, their actions toward Jews went from active hostility to indifference. Opinion.

A look at the Holocaust shows the Dutch acting true to form today

Dutch King:

'We failed the Jews in WW2, last night we failed again'

President Isaac Herzog spoke with the King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, following the horrific acts of violence against Israelis and Jews on the streets of Amsterdam last night. The King strongly condemned and expressed deep horror and shock over the criminal acts committed.

'We failed the Jews in WW2, last night we failed again'

Netherlands: Mayor refuses to be seen near Israeli ambassador

Dutch mayor refuses to be photographed with Israeli ambassador at Hanukkah event, setting off media frenzy.

Netherlands: Mayor refuses to be seen near Israeli ambassador

A smiling Anne Frank on tableware next to chocolate sprinkles

Popular Dutch hand-designed tableware firm removes offensive Anna Frank bowl from their website and shelves. What WERE they thinking?Op-ed.

A smiling Anne Frank on tableware next to chocolate sprinkles

Dutch city renames park honoring mayor linked to Nazis

Dutch city renames park and fire station named after World War II-era mayor who gave Nazis list of local Jews.

Dutch city renames park honoring mayor linked to Nazis

Belgian university staff suspended for calling Jews ‘asocial’

University of Antwerp punishes two employees for offensive statements about Jews and Moroccans.

Belgian university staff suspended for calling Jews ‘asocial’

Dutch Jew harassed by street gang for two years speaks out

Dutch Jew suffers two years of harassment by gang with police declining to charge assailants due to "insufficient evidence."

Dutch Jew harassed by street gang for two years speaks out

The Netherlands:

Anti-Zionist group demands colleges reveal staff ties to Israel

'Reeks of antisemitism.' Dutch chief rabbi blasts group's demand that local universities identify any staff members who have ties to Israel.

Anti-Zionist group demands colleges reveal staff ties to Israel

Ernst Verduin, one of the last Dutch Auschwitz survivors, dies

Ernst Verduin, one of the last Dutch Auschwitz survivors, lectured and spoke to your people about his experience in the Holocaust.

Ernst Verduin, one of the last Dutch Auschwitz survivors, dies

Dutch lawmaker ordered to remove antisemitic tweets

Judge orders Dutch right-wing lawmaker to take down tweets comparing COVID measures to treatment of Jews under Nazis.

Dutch lawmaker ordered to remove antisemitic tweets

Reform leader who compared COVID-19 to Holocaust resigns

Dutch Jewish leader resigns from council after drawing parallels between COVID-19 measures and Nazism.

Reform leader who compared COVID-19 to Holocaust resigns

Netherlands: Reform leader likens COVID policies to Nazi Germany

Dutch Reform leader says COVID-19 policies remind her of Nazi Germany. 'Don't play with fire.'

Netherlands: Reform leader likens COVID policies to Nazi Germany

Dutch university removes ‘from the river to the sea’ banner

Local Jews protest after State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam posts banners calling for destruction of Israel.

Dutch university removes ‘from the river to the sea’ banner

'Reforming EU only way to save Europe from previous generation'

Meet the 27-year-old Israeli-Dutch Jew who just led a new progressive party into the Dutch parliament.

'Reforming EU only way to save Europe from previous generation'

'Finally something nice named for Jews - and they take it away'

‘Jew cookies’ are a Dutch dessert staple. They’re getting a new name — and Dutch Jews are confused.

'Finally something nice named for Jews - and they take it away'

Dutch preoccupation with the Holocaust

Benali is not the first bad choice of speaker, but at least protests made him cancel. The Dutch wrestle with restitution and guilt Op-ed.

Dutch preoccupation with the Holocaust

A Dutch Jewish cemetery has become a Black pilgrimage site

Black community creates memorial day for slave buried in Dutch Jewish cemetery. 'It's about respecting another person's belief.'

A Dutch Jewish cemetery has become a Black pilgrimage site

Jew whose factory was used to make yellow stars dies at 98

Henk van Gelderen, Dutch-Jewish resistance fighter whose factory was used to make yellow stars dies at 98.

Jew whose factory was used to make yellow stars dies at 98

Dutch parliament rejects motion to fund synagogue security

Dutch parliament votes to fight anti-Semitism, but against funding Jewish security costs.

Dutch parliament rejects motion to fund synagogue security

Dutch woman who saved hundreds of children dies at 96

Dutch-Jewish WWII hero Betty Goudsmit-Oudkerk, who saved hundreds of children, dies at 96.

Dutch woman who saved hundreds of children dies at 96

Stiffnecked Netherlands apologized for Holocaust failures- at last

Stiffnecked Netherlands apologized for Holocaust failures- at last

Dutch Jewish leader assaulted and tortured in his home

Netherlands Jewish leader assaulted, tortured and robbed in his home by four masked men. Motive still being investigated.

Dutch Jewish leader assaulted and tortured in his home

Event comparing Syrian refugees to Holocaust victims canceled

Citing violent threats by Jews, Dutch Holocaust museum nixes event for refugees.

Event comparing Syrian refugees to Holocaust victims canceled

Survey: 43% of Dutch Jews hide their Jewish identity

34% in survey of Dutch Jews also said they had experienced anti-Semitic remarks - of those, 89% said the remarks were about Israel.

Survey: 43% of Dutch Jews hide their Jewish identity

Award winning Jewish filmmaker: The dilemma of a Nazi collaborator

Award winning Jewish filmmaker: The dilemma of a Nazi collaborator

A Dutch filmmaker searches for his Jewish roots

A Dutch filmmaker searches for his Jewish roots

Dutch party's founders claim Hitler was Jewish

Dutch anti-discrimination group complains to police about a political party whose Muslim founders said Adolf Hitler was Jewish.

Dutch party's founders claim Hitler was Jewish

How the Dutch government subsidizes BDS supporters - heavily

How the Dutch government subsidizes BDS supporters - heavily

Drug abuse, Holocaust figure in film on notorious Dutch lawyers

Max Moszkowicz survived Auschwitz and established a line of successful Jewish lawyers - but beneath the surface lurked many demons.

Drug abuse, Holocaust figure in film on notorious Dutch lawyers