Jewish Amsterdam Tour

23/03/2025

Dutch army vehicles to practice crossing Rhine in Germany tomorrow, exactly where Allies crossed river 80 years ago. This to honor liberation and to prepare for possible future deployment.

De oefening is precies tachtig jaar nadat de geallieerden in deze omgeving de Rijn overstaken, om vervolgens het oosten en noorden van Nederland te bevrijden.

17/03/2025

Stumbling stone placed without consent in honor of Resistance fighter in Dutch city of Haarlem. Council debates whether to allow stumbling stones in honor of Resistance fighters, in addition to Jewish and Gypsy Holocaust victims.

Ton Witteman wilde een blijvende herinnering aan zijn grootvader die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog onderduikers in huis had en later werd verraden en vermoord.

16/03/2025

Since 1616, every year after the Jewish holiday of Purim, the ‘Companhia de Dotar Orphas e Donzelas Pobres’ confraternity of the Portuguese Jewish community has gathered to draw lots to provide dowries for poor orphans and other young women throughout the Portuguese Sephardic Diaspora. Originally, an important objective was to facilitate the marriage of kinsmen and women and thereby strengthen the social and economic networks of the Sephardim and to perpetuate the broader Sephardic community.

13/03/2025

QR code, added on street name sign in Utrecht, links to information on late Dutch Prince Bernhards former membership of Hitler’s NSDAP party.

Onder de straatnaam staat een QR code. Wie die scant komt op de Wikipedia-pagina over de prins terecht met informatie over zijn lidmaatschap van de NSDAP.

12/03/2025

Upcoming: candlelight concert in Portuguese Synagogue Amsterdam on March 20th.

Hundreds of burning candles and the wonderful acoustics in the Portuguese Synagogue set the stage for unique evening concerts.

11/03/2025

Today marks one year since the opening of the Amsterdam Holocaust Museum.

10/03/2025

Good luck to October 7th survivor Yuval Raphael (24) with her song ‘New Day Will Rise’ at the Eurovison Song Contest!

In dit liveblog lees je het laatste nieuws van de oorlog tussen Israël en Hamas en andere ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten.

27/02/2025

Dutch Columnist Theodor Holman () honored with a park in Israel for his fight against anti-Semitism.

25/02/2025

Two months prison for pro-Palestinian protester for violence committed during rally at Amsterdam university last May.

De verdachte gooide onder meer met stokken en was op een shovel geklommen.

19/02/2025

Jewish Holocaust survivor (97) who hid for five weeks in Hollandsche Schouwburg Amsterdam, has died. Emilie Meijer survived by repeatedly avoiding registration.

Ze dook als 14-jarig meisje vijf weken onder in de Hollandsche Schouwburg.

14/02/2025

Relief at the entrance to the Amsterdam Portuguese Synagogue from a former Jewish senior care facility. It states סעדת זקנים ‘eldery care’ and the Hebrew year 5552, equivalent to 1792.
ת = 400
ק = 100
נ = 50
ב = 2
552
לפ׳׳ק = לפרט קטן = omission of the thousands
5552.

12/02/2025

Invitation UN rapporteur for Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese withdrawn by Dutch House of Representatives due to anti-Israel statements.

De uitnodiging wordt ingetrokken omdat de meeste Kamerleden haar uitspraken over Israël en vergelijkingen met het naziregime te ver vinden gaan.

03/02/2025

Dutch government: extra €4.5 million annually to combat Antisemitism. Measures: accelerated justice for acts of Antisemitism, police access to closed chat groups, antisemitism task force and increased government spending on Jewish safety fund for the protection of Jewish events and institutions.

Een Nederland zonder antisemitisme is het uitgangspunt en leidraad in de Strategie Bestrijding Antisemitisme die het kabinet vandaag heeft gepresenteerd. Minister Van Weel van Justitie en Veiligheid maakt vanaf 2025 jaarlijks € 4,5 miljoen extra vrij voor de aanpak van antisemitisme. Niemand zou g...

02/02/2025

Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun disrupted Holocaust Commemoration in EU Parliament and was escorted out.

In het Europees Parlement wordt een minuut stilte om de slachtoffers van de Holocaust te herdenken verstoord door een extreemrechtse Poolse europarlementariër.

02/02/2025

Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun disrupted Holocaust Commemoration in EU Parliament and was escorted out.

In het Europees Parlement wordt een minuut stilte om de slachtoffers van de Holocaust te herdenken verstoord door een extreemrechtse Poolse europarlementariër.

01/02/2025

Director Anne Frank House Ronald Leopold at opening Anne Frank Exhibit in Center for Jewish History New York: “When students learn to identify hate and to confront it with empathy and critical thinking they will become part of the solution. They’ll gain the tools to build bridges in their communities and to champion justice and equality”.

The Anne Frank House, one of the most visited historical sites in Europe, opened its world premiere of Anne Frank The Exhibition in New York City. The openin...

31/01/2025

Temporary exhibit in Amsterdam Jewish Museum about perspectives on s*xuality in Jewish culture.

The exhibition S*x: Jewish Positions presents a range of perspectives on s*x and s*xuality. On view from November 22 in the Jewish Museum, Amsterdam.

30/01/2025

Names of over 300,000 deceased Dutch people, suspected of collaboration with the N***s during WWII, are now accessible on the website of the Dutch National Archive.

In overleg met de minister is besloten een tijdelijke voorziening in te stellen, de CABR-dossiers komen voorlopig niet online.