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An artist's impression of the plans for a new Holocaust monument in Amsterdam. (Holocaust namenmonument)

Dutch court rejects petition against Amsterdam Holocaust monument

“The small, abject ‘not-in-my-backyard’ club has lost,” wrote the editor of the Dutch Jewish weekly NIW.

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 9, 2019 4:54 am

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Anti-Israel protesters end rallies at Amsterdam’s WWII memorial

The site has seen repeated cases of anti-Semitic violence and rhetoric since supporters of the Jewish state began making a presence felt there.

July 1, 2019 6:55 am

A puppet of Max the Matzah at a park in Amsterdam (Courtesy of JCK)

This cartoon matzah character is huge in Holland — and not just among Jews

Since his creation by Europe’s only Jewish museum for kids, Max the Matzah has been immortalized in rap songs, on TV and in libraries.

April 8, 2019 12:08 pm

Israel activist assaulted near anti-Israel rally in Amsterdam by men yelling ‘Jew’

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 5, 2019 10:48 am

Iconic kosher deli in Amsterdam closes after 62 years

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 11, 2019 7:36 am

Outside Amsterdam’s Portuguese Synagogue, Spanish olive trees endure northern winters

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 27, 2018 4:08 pm

Anne Frank House adds audio tour, information about pre-Nazi period

November 22, 2018 3:38 pm

Is this the last stand for Amsterdam’s Jewish market?

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 1, 2018 12:41 pm

Why are people protesting Holocaust memorials in Holland and Belgium?

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 23, 2018 1:39 pm

Unopened letter sent to Anne Frank’s home fetches $11,000 at auction

September 21, 2018 12:06 pm

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