Critics say book depicting operation to smuggle children out of Amsterdam kindergarten during WWII twists historical record; publisher stands by author

'Anti-Semitism is a sin against God and against people,' church representative says in letter to Jewish community, hopes admission 'is not too late'

In admission of guilt, Protestant Church says it 'failed in speaking out and in keeping silent' during WW2 and 'prepared the soil where the seed of anti-Semitism could grow'

Confession set to be made public next month at 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht; church official admits institution 'lacked the courage' to side with Jewish residents during WWII

After package delayed, woman in The Netherlands who sent it to her grandchildren in Holon discovered offensive phrase was added to postal code

Netherlands judiciary is the only one in the world outside of Israel that punishes husbands who refuse to give their wives a writ of divorce or 'get' — with fines and even jail

The museum's usual 3,500 daily visitors, 90% of whom are foreign, has dropped to 1,000, all of whom are local; management says the decrease is a major threat to its bottom line

Restitution organization says national rail operator HS should have consulted with community and survivors, rather than just announce 5 million euro donation to memorial centers

Jewish community representatives say offer is disappointingly low and money should be given to families as well as memorials; NS carried an estimated 102,000 Jews to their deaths

What should have been first public concert to mark anniversary of Jewish state's founding was canceled due to coronavirus lockdown, but organizers record performance anyway