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Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall cancels annual Hanukkah concert, citing singer’s IDF ties

JL;DR SUMMARY The Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam decided to cancel its annual Hanukkah concert due to the involvement of Shai Abramson, a singer with ties to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityIdfAmsterdamHanukkahPolitical ControversyCultural BoycottRoyal Concert HallShai AbramsonChanukah Concert Foundation

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"Last year, Amsterdams Royal Concert Hall held its 10th anniversary of a Hanukkah concert series that was rebooted 70 years after it was halted by the Nazis, in what some Dutch Jews saw as a repudiation of antisemitism that had swelled during the war in Gaza."
Jerusalem, Israel
"The following year, the concert canceled performances by a Jerusalem-based quartet citing safety concerns over planned pro-Palestinian demonstrations."

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