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Dutch Towns Deepen Holocaust Remembrance As Schools Launch Education Campaign

A cabinet-backed drive seeks to close student knowledge gaps identified by national research.

Overview

  • Over the weekend, Doetinchem held its second local ceremony in the Gasthuyskapel with a minute of silence and flowers at the Jewish monument.
  • Soest unveiled a memorial listing 32 local victims, funded for €20,000 from the municipal art reserve with input from the Jewish community and historians.
  • In Baarn, residents read 45 victims’ names and honored a child’s doll from 1942 that will be placed in the Holocaustmuseum.
  • The NCAB’s “Leer over de Holocaust” campaign culminates in a guest lesson at Het Rhedens in Rozendaal, with State Secretary Koen Becking attending on Monday.
  • The campaign responds to findings of weak Holocaust knowledge and rising antisemitic expressions among pupils, and schools now receive recurring funds for related education.