Critics Condemn Attempt to Whitewash History of Amsterdam’s ‘Jew Hunt’
A new controversy reignites debate over how the Netherlands confronts its wartime past.
Public outrage has erupted in the Netherlands following what critics describe as an effort to obscure historical accountability for the ‘Jew hunt’—the Nazi-era pursuit of Jewish citizens in Amsterdam.
Historians and activists warn that minimizing the city’s complicity risks distorting the record of wartime atrocities.
The controversy has reignited national debate over collective memory and historical truth in Dutch society.
Historians and activists warn that minimizing the city’s complicity risks distorting the record of wartime atrocities.
The controversy has reignited national debate over collective memory and historical truth in Dutch society.
