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Amsterdam was vile, but no pogrom – and it’s important to say so

JL;DR SUMMARY Marc Cave, director of the National Holocaust Museum, argues against characterizing a recent attack on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam as a 'pogrom'. 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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AmsterdamHolocaust MemoryPogromExtremismMaccabi Tel AvivKristallnachtWokeismTruth In DiscourseMarc Cave

Places mentioned

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"Amsterdam was vile, but no pogrom – and it’s important to say so"
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"the loss of civilian life in Gaza as tragic casualties of war"
Bavaria, Germany
"What's more, it is offensive to the memory of those who were murdered in Germany, Austria and Sudetenland 86 years ago yesterday, to liken Amsterdam to Kristallnacht."
Austria
"What's more, it is offensive to the memory of those who were murdered in Germany, Austria and Sudetenland 86 years ago yesterday, to liken Amsterdam to Kristallnacht."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"So we should be equally clear that last Thursday's attack on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was a vile and pre-meditated attack but not a pogrom."
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
"I did not hugely enjoy coming out of a League Cup game and being chased by Liverpool fans into a nearby cemetery."

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