The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dutch-jews/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:52:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Dutch Jews | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dutch-jews/ 32 32 As schools and synagogues burn in the Netherlands, its leaders send mixed messages https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-schools-and-synagogues-burn-in-the-netherlands-its-leaders-send-mixed-messages/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:54:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3779059 In the wake of firebombing attacks in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, public figures are condemning antisemitism while simultaneously seeming to use the war in Gaza to justify it

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]]> Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says https://www.timesofisrael.com/netherlands-probing-if-rotterdam-synagogue-attack-has-iran-link-minister-says/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:29:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3780363 Diaspora Ministry said Sunday that new terror group, which claimed responsibility for spate of attacks across Netherlands and Belgium, is believed to have ties to Iranian networks

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]]> Blast damages Amsterdam Jewish school in ‘deliberate attack,’ mayor says https://www.timesofisrael.com/blast-damages-amsterdam-jewish-school-in-deliberate-attack-mayor-says/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:41:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3777657 No one wounded in explosion at the Netherlands' only Orthodox school, the latest in a spate of attacks targeting synagogues and other Jewish institutions amid Iran war

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]]> Explosion outside Rotterdam synagogue sparks fire, damages building; 4 arrested https://www.timesofisrael.com/explosion-outside-rotterdam-synagogue-sparks-fire-damages-building-4-arrested/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:32:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3777091 No injuries reported; police say suspects may have planned attack on second Jewish house of worship; synagogue chair decries lack of action over rising antisemitism

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]]> ‘Ashamed’ Amsterdam alumni to return diplomas after school cuts ties with Hebrew U. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ashamed-amsterdam-alumni-to-return-diplomas-after-school-cuts-ties-with-hebrew-u/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:56:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3510054 Graduates, including a former Dutch Supreme Court justice and a former foreign minister, accuse UvA of capitulating to violent anti-Israel activists who occupied campuses last year

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]]> Dutch Jews decry courts, media, politics as mild verdicts handed down for Nov. ‘Jew hunt’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-jews-decry-media-politics-as-mild-verdicts-handed-down-for-november-jew-hunt/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:46:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3506503 4 receive light sentences for roles in last year's Amsterdam riots after soccer match with Maccabi Tel Aviv; critics note prosecutors didn't charge perpetrators with antisemitism

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]]> Dutch Jewry is growing slowly — but only thanks to Israeli migration https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-jewry-is-growing-slowly-but-only-thanks-to-israeli-migration/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:17:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3460159 New report finds that without the steady influx of Israelis moving to the Netherlands, population of about 35,000 Jews would gradually decline

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]]> Frustration as Dutch online archive names accused Nazi collaborators, without details https://www.timesofisrael.com/frustration-as-dutch-online-archive-names-accused-nazi-collaborators-without-details/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:45:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3459090 Relatives unable to discover more info on probes into Nazi ties without traveling to make in-person request; research group says publication of list 'caused great social unrest'

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]]> Netherlands grants public access to dossiers on 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators https://www.timesofisrael.com/netherlands-grants-public-access-to-dossiers-on-425000-suspected-nazi-collaborators/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:34:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3452100 Documents at Dutch Central Archives were previously available only to researchers and relatives of those accused

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]]> Despite threats and a ban, thousands of Christians and Jews celebrate Israel in Amsterdam https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-threats-and-a-ban-thousands-of-christians-and-jews-celebrate-israel-in-amsterdam/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:47:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429466 Some 2,000 people attend Thursday night rally outside city hall after mayor nixes planned Dam Square demonstration, saying she's unable to guarantee safety of attendees

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]]> Last straw: Amsterdam ‘Jew hunt’ triggers push for Dutch Jewish migration to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/last-straw-amsterdam-jew-hunt-triggers-push-for-dutch-jewish-migration-to-israel/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:01:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3425400 Reeling from anti-Zionism on the left and increasingly violent Arab and Muslim antisemitism, some local Jews flee amid fears the government is unwilling or unable to protect them

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]]> Who attacked Israelis in Amsterdam? Some Dutch politicians can’t bring themselves to say https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-attacked-israelis-in-amsterdam-some-dutch-politicians-cant-bring-themselves-to-say/ Sun, 17 Nov 2024 20:16:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3420199 Victims, Israeli officials, some Dutch leaders blamed local Arab and Muslim gangs; others in Holland refer to 'youths on scooters' and 'taxi drivers,' highlight Israeli hooliganism

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]]> Dutch-Israeli author Yael van der Wouden shortlisted for Booker Prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-israeli-author-yael-van-der-wouden-shortlisted-for-booker-prize/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:04:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3377116 Novelist inspired by her frustration as a Jewish woman growing up in the Netherlands feeling like her culture has disappeared

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]]> NYC Council to vote on recognizing anniversary of first Jewish arrivals in city https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-council-to-vote-on-recognizing-anniversary-of-first-jewish-arrivals-in-city/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:51:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3374563 Bill aims to mark little-known Landing Day, marking date of 1654 arrival of first Jews in then-New Amsterdam, and 'celebrate the continuing importance of the Jewish community'

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]]> Anne Frank monument in Amsterdam vandalized with red ‘Gaza’ graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/anne-frank-monument-in-amsterdam-vandalized-with-red-gaza-graffiti/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:31:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3328709 Mayor calls incident 'unbelievable disgrace,' as city removes slogan daubed on statue; police arrest suspect in vandalism of Christian-Zionist community center near Utrecht

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