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Officials removed exhibit on Black soldiers in WWII over fear of Trump’s ‘ire,’ emails show

JL;DR SUMMARY Emails obtained by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reveal that the removal of panels honoring Black American soldiers at the U.S. military cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands, was influenced by concerns over potential backlash from the Trump administration. 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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World War IiDonald TrumpNetherlandsSegregationHolocaust MemoryAmerican Battle Monuments CommissionJewish VeteransHistorical ErasureBlack SoldiersCharles Djou

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Netherlands
"When visitors and local researchers in the Netherlands realized earlier last month that two panels honoring Black American soldiers who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis had disappeared from the U.S. military cemetery at Margraten, the reaction was swift."
Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
"When visitors and local researchers in the Netherlands realized earlier last month that two panels honoring Black American soldiers who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis had disappeared from the U.S. military cemetery at Margraten, the reaction was swift."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"It is the burial site of Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, the highest-ranking Jewish American officer killed in World War II and one of the U.S. Armys most respected armored commanders. Rose, the Denver-born son of a rabbi, is believed by historians to have listed himself as Protestant during his military service to avoid antisemitic discrimination that was common at the time. He is commemorated with a monument outside the Colorado State Capitol and by Denvers Rose Medical Center."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Former U.S. Rep. Charles Djou, left, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with then-Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, right, alongside his wife and daughters, May 25, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)"
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"Speaking on behalf of the museums and memorial centers in the Netherlands, we value an inclusive account of the liberation, and if there is any political interference in how the Second World War is represented, we strongly object, said Liesbeth Bijvoet, an official with the Jewish Cultural Quarter, a museum complex in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture, and the Holocaust."

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