The National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, on February 12. But its plea has helped shape the permanent collection at the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, which opens to the public next week. “I think it’s a remnant of a long-felt discomfort in the Netherlands with taking ownership of what happened,” said Emile Schrijver, the general director of the National Holocaust Museum. Gringold said she first proposed opening a national Holocaust museum in 2005, but, at the time, many questioned whether such a museum was necessary. Dutch Holocaust survivors said the opening of the museum was an important milestone.

Source: New York Times March 07, 2024 15:07 UTC