In recent weeks, NRC spoke extensively with Jewish Dutch people about what it is like to be Jewish in the Netherlands today. Since October 7, 2023, the number of reports of anti-Semitism has been structurally higher than before. And in the spring of 2026, the community was shocked by targeted attacks, after which Jewish institutions were placed under even tighter security. How do Jewish Dutch people experience this? What are they experiencing? And how has their daily life changed?

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Presentation:
Bram Endedijk
Editorial:
Iris Verhulsdonk, Bram Endedijk & Nina van Hattum
Assembly:
Nina van Hattum & Jan Paul de Bondt
Final editing:
Ignace Schoot
Coordination:
Iddo Havinga & Ilse Eshuis
Production:
Rhea Stroink
Photo:
Bram Petraeus





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