The mayor of Amsterdam has apologized for the role the Dutch capital played in the persecution of its Jewish citizens during ...

The city “horribly abandoned its Jewish residents,” more than 60,000 of whom were deported and killed during World War II, Mayor Femke Halsema said on Thursday.

Issued at 6:05 am EST on Wednesday 23 April 2025 for the period until midnight EST Sunday 27 April 2025.