Amsterdam Mayor Apologizes for City’s Role In Holocaust

By Worthy News’ Johan Th. Bos and Stefan J. Bos, reporting from the NetherlandsAMSTERDAM (Worthy News) – Femke Halsema has become Amsterdam’s first mayor to formally apologize for her city’s role in the Holocaust.Femke Halsema spoke Thursday during the annual “Yom HaShoah” (Holocaust Day) remembrance ceremony.Speaking at the Hollandsche Schouwburg (Dutch Theater), where thousands of Jews were gathered before deportation—Halsema apologized on behalf of Amsterdam.She recalled that the Dutch