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Els Borst

Dutch Politician

Born: Mar 22, 1932

Died: Feb 8, 2014

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If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our government's attitude during the Second World War and to the very late postwar discovery that the restitution process had been poorly conceived. Els Borst

Attitude War Government World Community Late Our Hesitation Minister Would Postwar Both Had Prime Prime Minister Conceived Without Refer Been Discovery Very Offered Dutch Process Poorly Apology Second World War Second World War Jewish Jewish Community

I have always lived in Amsterdam. During the war, we inhabited the Rivieren neighborhood where many Jews lived at the time. Our downstairs neighbors were Jews, and there were also Jews a few houses from us. We saw how they were rounded up and taken away. That made a very great impression on me. Els Borst

War Time Great Me Made Few Jews Our Saw Neighborhood Neighbors Taken Also Houses Always How Were Impression Up Very Where Us Inhabited Many Lived Downstairs Rounded Away Amsterdam

My feeling is that if all Catholics or Reformed Christians had been deported to Germany, the Dutch government in London would have instructed the population in the occupied Netherlands to help them. Els Borst

Government Feeling Would London Netherlands Had Instructed Occupied Catholics Been Germany Reformed Dutch Them Help Population Christians

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