New foundation for “stumbling stones” in Groningen
From this point forward, the Stolpersteine Groningen Foundation will coordinate the placement of stolperstein (stumbling stones) in the municipality of ...
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“Every name counts” Holocaust memorial exhibition opens in Groninger Synagogue
A Groninger photographer started the project to make sure that every victim gains representation The opening of the new 'Every ...
New research identifies previously-unknown victims at Westerbork
Camp Westerbork was the main transport camp through which Dutch jews were transported during the Holocaust Two researchers have analysed ...
Camp Westerbork in Drenthe to commemorate 75 years of liberation online on 11 April
Two Holocaust survivors give an address Camp Westerbork Remembrance Center in the province of Drenthe postponed the 75th anniversary of ...
Pekela Museum in Groningen returns lost Jewish torah decoration to the Netherlands
The silver Torah shield originally formed part of the holy ark at the Oude Pekela synagogue A museum in Pekela ...
Groninger photographer leads Holocaust ‘adopt a name’ campaign
Almost all of the city's Jewish residents were deported and murdered during the Holocaust The Groningen photographer Robert Mulder has ...
WW2 Nazi collaborator Mayor stripped of Honorary Citizenship
Jetze Tjalma died in 1985 The City of Hoogeveen took the decision on Friday to strip a former Nazi collaborator ...
Holocaust memorial stones accidentally covered in tarmac
Several “Stolpersteine” disappeared under a layer of tar in Haren In Haren, Groningen, two Stolpersteine memorial stones for Jewish people ...
Westerbork Remembrance Centre to re-open on June 1
The Centre was closed during the remembrance ceremonies for 75 years of Dutch liberation Remembrance Center Kamp Westerbork in Drenthe ...
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologises for Dutch governments actions during the Holocaust
During the Second World War, the Netherlands was run by a Nazi 'Reichskommissar' Today is the 75th Anniversary of the ...
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