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Cantors and musicians perform at the annual Hanukkah event of the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Dec. 22, 2019. (Eduardus Lee)

How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall decades after the Holocaust

A cantor from New York who works in tech is behind the recent revival of a holiday tradition that the Nazis had halted for 70 years.

Eviction of Dutch Jews from Nazi-ravaged synagogue brings back bitter memories

The Great Synagogue of Deventer, which locals destroyed in 1941, was bought by a Turkish developer who kicked out the Jewish community amid a fight over his plans to turn the place into a restaurant.

Dutch Socialists reject activist over anti-Semitic tweets

The Socialist Party is one of Holland’s most hostile political movements toward Israel.

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Dutch police arrest suspects in planned 2015 synagogue attack

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Holland reverses decision to cut survivor’s pension over West Bank residence

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After molestation accusations, Dutch Jewish school adopts unusual response

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Dutch commission calls for freezing ties with Israel

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Near Dutch ‘Sharia triangle,’ a small Jewish enclave endures

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Dutch queen who recognized Holocaust complicity abdicating throne

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Dutch workers brave thin ice to remove swastika

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