Tag: commemorates
Utrecht University commemorates deceased rector magnificus Hans van Ginkel (83): ‘Sad, but grateful’
Van Ginkel was born in Sumatra in 1940 and spent the first years of his life in a Japanese prison camp. After the war, his family returned to the Netherlands.…
Poland commemorates Volhynia massacres, source of discord with kyiv
This Tuesday, Poland commemorated the deaths of around 100,000 Poles. 80 years ago, Ukrainian nationalists murdered them in the Volhynia region of what is now Ukraine. A subject always synonymous…
Elisa commemorates enslaved ancestors during Keti Koti: ‘With my poems I bring their stories close’
A passage from Elisa’s poem for the Utrecht slavery monument Flight and Resistance: We’re standing still so that our ancestors rest on our shoulders and we wear them their strength…
Through a triple exhibition, Normandy commemorates the memory of the victims of slavery
May 23 is National Day in Memory of the Victims of Slavery. The opportunity to discuss this exhibition called: “Slavery, Norman memories” which is currently being held in Normandy and…
Northern Ireland commemorates 25 years of fragile peace
Northern Ireland celebrates without jubilation on Monday the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement which allowed the British province to end a conflict of almost thirty years and caused…
Utrecht commemorates the 2019 tram attack: ‘A wound that is deeply felt’
The Utrecht tram attack On March 18, 2019, Gökmen T. shot and killed four people in and near the tram on 24 Oktoberplein. Six people were injured. Witnesses were traumatized.…
This is how Utrecht commemorates one year of war in Ukraine: ‘The goal is that we are together and remember where we come from’
During the commemoration, refugees from Ukraine and Dutch people who have supported them in any way can meet each other in the Jaarbeurs and reflect on the war. Vital’nya’s (living…
Killed because they were Jewish. Baarn commemorates victims of the Holocaust
Commemorating, that is and remains incredibly important, says Marjolein van Dijk, chairman of the Committee 4 and 5 May. “We notice that children here in Baarn are well informed. “In…
Apple commemorates Pelé on the Brazilian site
One of the world’s most important football legends, who passed away recently Pelé, tech giant like many other companies apple also mentioned by Apple’s here picture available Brazil The website…
Spain commemorates the 20th anniversary of the sinking of the Prestige
Spain commemorates 20 years of its worst environmental tragedy. The sinking of the Prestige tanker off the coast of Galicia, in the north-west of the peninsula, had soiled 170 kilometers…