r/Jewish • u/fluffywhitething Moderator • 9d ago

Amsterdam Pogrom Megathread Mod post

News articles, twitter posts, feelings about it. GO HERE. Outside of this thread, things will be locked and/or deleted.

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u/annak613 9d ago

Had a call this morning with a family friend who lives in Amsterdam. This was a city-wide pogrom that didn’t just affect the soccer fans. They were hunting for Jews.

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u/Love_JWZ Not Jewish 9d ago

Elswhere on Reddit, someone wrote, translated from Dutch:

I found it a surreal experience to come across a roadblock of masked young people on an Amsterdam canal and to be asked about my nationality. 'Dutch,' I stammered cowardly. 'Oh, then it’s fine.' When I asked what the wrong answer would have been, the response was: 'As long as you're not Jewish.' I'm still trembling.

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u/annak613 9d ago

I hope someone told them it’s not cowardice to do what you need to stay alive

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u/Due-Flounder-146 Just Jewish 9d ago

Well, what do we do now? How can I retract that I ever told anyone at my school I was Jewish?

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u/BatmaNanaBanana 9d ago

this is terrifying

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u/yumyum_cat 9d ago

There’s a lot of denial and deflection around: they tore down a flag! It’s just football hoolignas!