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First cohort of Belgian soldiers take up position outside Jewish sites as security bolstered
The move follows an explosion this month at a synagogue in Liege, an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam, and an explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam.
Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion to ban Muslim Brotherhood in the Netherlands
Blast hits Jewish school in Amsterdam, mayor calls it targeted attack
How activists misused Nazi-era Dutch Jewish advocate's name to justify intimidation - opinion
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.
Novel on Holland’s largest Holocaust rescue operation slammed for errors
Hollands Diep, van Rijn’s publisher, said it “fully stands behind the book,” which Elco Lenstra, a company spokesperson, stressed was being marketed as a novel.
How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall decades after WWII
A tradition that had been paused for 70 years after the Holocaust, its resumption is helping to unite and revitalize a dwindling and divided community with its glorious past.
Dutch Protestant Church apologizes to Israel for role in Holocaust
Dutch Protestant Church spokesman Peter de-Boer said “unfortunately, Christian theology contributed much to the antisemitic discourse that led to the events of the Holocaust.”
Dutch rabbis warn: Blow shofar sparingly, outside amid coronavirus crisis
Rabbis “should consider inviting congregations to go out to the synagogue’s yard and blow the shofar there, outside the actual building."
Kissing now off the menu as lockdown ends for Dutch sex workers
Sex workers already adhere to strict health safety regulations in the Netherlands, but the industry has compiled a list of recommendations, including sexual positions to avoid.
Dutch rail co. offers $5.6m. for Holocaust-era transport of Jewish victims
Jewish organizations said in a joint statement Friday that NS should also offer compensation directly to the families of the Jews it transported to their deaths.
Syrian man vandalizes Amsterdam kosher restaurant for second time
The attack was the fifth case of vandalism or intimidation in 2 ½ years.
