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Laureen Nussbaum talks about her friend Anne Frank, the Holocaust and taking responsibility

Between 1942 and 1945, more than 100,000 Jews were deported from the Netherlands to concentration camps. Only...
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Thousands of stones glow blue in monument for Dutch Holocaust victims

Back in January, a new monument, designed by Daan Roosegaarde, was unveiled in Rotterdam. It comprises 104,000...
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How the Netherlands became home to the international city of peace and justice

Did you know where The Hague's peace and justice vocation comes from? Let's take a look at...
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India and the Netherlands in the Age of Rembrandt: exhibition at CSMVS in Mumbai

I have lived in India for most of my life, bar the last three and a half...
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Protests in the Netherlands: why are the Dutch protesting so much lately?

Wondering why there have been so many protests in the Netherlands recently? Feeling like this usually peaceful...
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Dutch court will hear case of relatives of Dutch colonial victims

The relatives of Dutch colonial victims will have a day in court for their compensation claims to...
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The Amsterdam Museum drops “Golden Age”; Rijksmuseum will retain it

The Amsterdam Museum in (you guessed it) Amsterdam is going to be dropping the term 'Golden Age'...
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On This Day 75 Years Ago Anne Frank was Sent to Auschwitz

On 3 September 1944, Anne Frank and her family were transported from the Westerbork transit camp in...
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