The quest for hidden treasure on Schiermonnikoog
Schiermonnikoog, the idyllic island off the northern coast of the Netherlands, harbors a secret that has intrigued treasure hunters and ...
Tag: World War II
UK Deputy Ambassador visits Groningen and Drenthe
UK Deputy Ambassador Keith Allan visited the North of the Netherlands, as part of his regional engagement programme this week. ...
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 ...
Memorial stone at former Jewish hospice to be unveiled in September
On the first of September, a memorial stone will be officially unveiled at Beth Zekenim, a former hospice for Jewish ...
New memorials for Jewish citizens and resistance fighters in Leeuwarden
In the lead up to Remembrance Day and Liberation Day on 4 and 5 May, a number of new memorials ...
Emmer man cleaning up Holocaust memorial ‘Stumbling Stones’
Emmen resident Gerard Boels is cleaning the various ‘Stumbling Stone’ memorial installations that sit throughout the city, which commemorate victims ...
Jewish history of the Northern Netherlands Part II: Occupation and the Holocaust
Part II: Occupation and the Holocaust After Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany in 1933, Dutch Jews still continued ...
“Stories of Hope”: resistance and solidarity during the Holocaust
Following a visit to the Westerbork deportation camp in Drenthe, students from the honours programme at the Hanze University of ...
Streets and landmarks in Leeuwarden to be renamed after WWII resistance members
The municipality of Leeuwarden wants to honour four resistance fighters from World War II by naming streets and landmarks in ...
Thousands of students biking from concentration camps to Westerbork in 2020
In recognition of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, 2,020 Dutch and German students will be biking ...
