“As a municipal administrator, I see it as a moral obligation to look back at our behavior during this black page in our national history,” says Mayor Koos Janssen about the decision of the College of Mayor and Aldermen to have this investigation carried out. At first glance it appears to be about 15 buildings in Zeist. “It is good that it becomes clear what happened then. Looking with the knowledge of today, have we acted carefully and shown enough compassion for our residents?”
Zeist starts research into expropriation of Jewish real estate during World War II: ‘Moral duty’
