Laurien Vastenhout (1991) studied Holocaust and Genocidestudies at the University of Amsterdam and graduated from a Research Master in History at the same university. During her studies, she has worked for Stichting 4 en 5 mei Amsterdam and the Jewish Historical Museum. Currently, she is doing PhD research at the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) on the functioning of the Jewish Councils of The Netherlands, Belgium and France during the Second World War. In addition, she is Associate Researcher at the NIOD Institute for War- Holocaust and Genocidestudies. Her main interests are Jewish History, anti-semitism and the Holocaust. For whatishappeningnow.org she will focus on the tensions in Israel, contemporary anti-Semitism and the memorialization of the Second World War.
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Articles
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HDP x WHN: Oorlogstoerisme
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This event is in Dutch. Aankomende maandag 23 april organiseert What is Happening Now? in samenwerking met Huis De Pinto en de Amsterdamse alumnivereniging Holocaust en Genocidestudies een thema-avond over ‘Oorlogstoerisme’. Tijdens deze avond zullen What Is Happening Now-leden… Continue Reading →
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Politicised Tourism: What You Need to Know Before You Book a Tour to the Holy Land
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By Laurien Vastenhout – The last time I visited Israel, and in particular the various religious sites throughout the country, I was once again struck by the vast number of organised group tours. Groups of people, singing religious… Continue Reading →
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Populist rivalry: Trump’s impact on the future and politics of Israel
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Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 (creative commons). By Laurien Vastenhout After a period of disbelief and evasive responses, the world now has to face that Donald Trump is President of the United States. To the extent possible,… Continue Reading →
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Event Review – ‘Rooms of Humanity’
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By Laurien Vastenhout & Arja Oomkens On September 19th we visited ‘Rooms of Humanity’, an interactive and experimental exhibition which theatre directors Ilil Landboss and Giselle Vegter made especially for this evening. The promise to address the complexities of… Continue Reading →
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Film Review: Im Labyrinth des Schweigens – “The Disclosure of a Disturbed Past”
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By Laurien Vastenhout and Marieke Zoodsma – It was not the handsome leading actor on the promotion poster of the film Im Labyrinth des Schweigens (Labyrinth of Lies) that stirred our young historians’ blood. This was rather caused by… Continue Reading →
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The Future of Israel: The Impediments of the Upcoming Elections
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By Laurien Vastenhout – After the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged European Jews to settle in Israel. Not only because he considered it to be their sole homeland but also because, due to increasing anti-semitism in Europe, the… Continue Reading →
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“We Are You”: The Meaning of the Holocaust in Israeli Identity and Politics
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By Laurien Vastenhout – By After the ‘march of unity’ of world leaders in Paris on the 11th of January, which was a response to the terrorist attacks on both the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo and the Jewish grocery store… Continue Reading →
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HDP x WHN: Oorlogstoerisme
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