Though the Netherlands’ Jewish population is tiny, Jewish identity — and antisemitic abuse — has become entangled in the country’s soccer culture.
Author: Claire Moses
Zelensky Arrives in the Netherlands to Speak at The Hague, Dutch Media Reports
The Ukrainian president has long urged that Vladimir Putin and others be held to account under international law.
A Dutch Quest for Buried Nazi Treasure Comes Up Empty
The release of a map sketched by a German soldier had touched off a gold rush in a tiny village, but an early-morning excavation failed to solve the mystery.
Man Who Has Fathered Hundreds Is Barred From Donating Sperm
A court in the Netherlands ruled that a man who fathered at least 550 children in the past 16 years had lied to prospective mothers and fertility clinics.
Amsterdam Has a Message for Male British Tourists: ‘Stay Away’
In an ad campaign aimed at British men between 18 and 35, the Dutch capital threatens fines for visitors who are looking for a “messy night.”
Dutch Pro-Farmer Party Sweeps Elections, Upsetting the Status Quo
The surprise victory is widely seen as a protest vote against Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government and some of his policies, including a goal to slash nitrogen emissions, which many say will imperil farming operations.
This Dress Survived for More Than Three Centuries at the Bottom of the Sea
Divers found an almost perfectly preserved dress in the remains of a ship that sank off the Netherlands in the 1600s. Researchers are trying to figure out who owned the garment.
Aging Societies
Asia’s population is shrinking faster than any other continent’s.
The Hunt for Nazi-Buried Treasure in a Dutch Village
The public release of a map from the 1940s has drawn fortune seekers with shovels and metal detectors to a small Dutch village. Not everyone is excited.
London Museum Removes ‘Irish Giant’ Skeleton From Display
The remains of Charles Byrne, a 7-foot-7 man who died in 1783, will no longer be on public view, an effort to address what one official at the Hunterian Museum called a historical wrong.