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The Jewish Council of Amsterdam, the Netherlands during World War II. (Courtesy of the Jewish Cultural Quarter of Amsterdam)

In Amsterdam, the personal card of every Holocaust victim returns to Jewish hands

Some of the Jewish Council Index Cards, which the Red Cross gave to a Jewish museum, contain references to the personal traits of those killed by the Nazis.

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 25, 2021 11:45 am

Dutch Red Cross apologizes for failing to protect Jews from the Nazis

A study commissioned by the Dutch Red Cross found there was “a serious shortfall in the help given to persecuted Jews in the Netherlands.”

November 2, 2017 7:34 am

Holocaust rescue archive, Einstein letter to go on sale in Jerusalem

In a note to friends in the United States, the physicist wrote that in Germany, receiving a letter with his signature could mean being sent to a concentration camp.

November 13, 2015 12:11 pm