DutchNews, February 25, 2016
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| Photo: P.H. Louw at nl.wikipedia |
Amsterdam
is marking the 75th anniversary of the mass strike in the city triggered by the
detention of 427 Jewish men during World War II.
Trams, buses and the metro
stopped for one minute at 11am and passengers heard a recorded message from
mayor Eberhard van der Laan about the February strike of 1941. The strike is
considered to be the only mass protest against the Nazi round-up of the Jews.
King
Willem-Alexander will attend a memorial ceremony at the Dockworker statue in
Amsterdam at 4pm, which will be broadcast live on television.
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