Laurien Vastenhout: The Holocaust in the Netherlands: the ‘Dutch paradox’
The Wiener Holocaust Library The Wiener Holocaust Library, London, United KingdomIn this talk, Dr Laurien Vastenhout presents an explanatory framework for this so-called ‘Dutch paradox’. In doing so, she not only provides an insight into how the Holocaust unfolded in the Netherlands, but also address some persistent misconceptions about the role of the Jewish community leadership – specifically, the Dutch Jewish Council – in the process of isolation and deportation of the Jews during the German occupation.