Amsterdam

A new Holocaust Museum shows how three-quarters of Dutch Jews were deported and killed

By Associated Press — March 6, 2024
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Three-quarters of the prewar Dutch Jews were among the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, the largest proportion of any country in Europe.

Celebrating a medieval ‘Miracle of Amsterdam’ in city better known for its vices

By Menachem Wecker — April 6, 2018
AMSTERDAM (RNS) — Walking quietly past strip clubs, sex shops, restaurants and expensive clothing stores, the writer was struck by the 673-year-old celebration’s endurance and power against all odds.
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