Kristallnacht commemorated, Verbeet understands Dutch Jewish concerns

In Amsterdam, the Kristallnacht was commemorated. On the night of 9 to 10 November 1938, on the night of 9 to 10 November 1938, acts of violence against Jews and Jewish possessions were manifested in Nazi Germany. Friday, there was today the national commemoration in the Portuguese synagogue.

Unlike in other years, there was no silent march to Hollandsche Schouwburg. This is because more and more commemoration participants are elderly and have difficulty walking.

Hard School

The guest speaker this year was the former Speaker of Parliament, Gerdi Verbeet, chairman of the National Committee on May 4 and 5. . She stated that there was no organized violence against Jews in the Netherlands. "But there are too many incidents absolutely unacceptable."

"Jewish schoolchildren and visitors to Jewish cultural centers and synagogue services are heavily guarded." There is no organized and virulent anti-Semitism here, but what comes to our minds is very serious. enough. "

Verbeet says that it worries him that there are Jews who sometimes wonder if it is safe enough to stay here." But I understand it. History is a difficult school. "

Merkel

The President of the Central Jewish Consultation, Eddo Verdoner, and Kristallnacht's witness, Luise Jacobs, also spoke, Minister Koolmees, the President Arib and Mayor Halsema were also present

In Germany, the Kristallnacht, called Reichspogromnacht, is already commemorated on Friday, Chancellor Merkel warned in a speech that anti-Semitism is on the rise again in Germany and elsewhere in the world. She pointed to the neo-Nazis, but also mentioned the Muslims.

"Jewish life is flourishing again in Germany, an unexpected gift after the Shoah," said Merkel, using the Hebrew word for Holocaust. "But we also see a disturbing anti-Semitism that threatens Jewish life in our country."

On the night of November 9 to 10, 1938, hundreds of synagogues and Jewish shops s of Germany were looted and burned. Tens of thousands of Jews have been publicly humiliated and at least 100 Jews have been murdered.