Iconic kosher deli in Amsterdam closes after 62 years
Amsterdam’s iconic kosher deli Sal Meijer was shuttered after 62 years because of financial difficulties and a lack of trustworthy kashrut supervisors.
Dutch couple find forgotten Holocaust history in their countryside home
Chronicling the story of Dutch novelist Roxane van Iperen, who discovered that during the Holocaust her new home had been the centre for one of Holland’s most daring rescue operations conducted by Jews for Jews.
Anne Frank House adds audio tour, information about pre-Nazi period
The Anne Frank House added an audio tour and several new displays to its collection of exhibitions.
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Scholars restore pages with sexuality and dirty jokes to Anne Frank’s diary
The pages’ contents had remained unknown for decades because Frank had erased them. They were also covered by sheets of brown paper glued on top of them.
