Author: Vincent Arends

17 January 2022
Who betrayed Anne Frank?
‘The Jewish notary Arnold van den Bergh betrayed Anne Frank and her fellow…

23 March 2021
Death penalty
This week, Virginia abolished the death penalty as first southern US state, exactly…

16 February 2021
skating on canals
In the second week of February, the Netherlands has been hit by its…

15 May 2020
15 May 1940 suicide epidemic
On many Jewish cemeteries in Holland, one can often find gravestones with date…

28 April 2020
April: in full bloom!
The flowerfields are in bloom again. Usually the yellow and white narcissus and…

20 January 2020
a new Van Gogh
A new self-portrait by Van Gogh has come to light officially. It has…

30 October 2019
October: plant the bulbs!
In October the bulb producers plant their new bulbs. This picture was taken…