Many of the activities on May 4 and 5 are suitable for audiences who do not speak the Dutch language. We welcome everyone in Amsterdam to experience May 4 and 5.  You can join the Silent March, a commemoration, a Freedom Meal. See an exhibition or film, or visit one of the many other activities in our city-wide Liberation Festival.

To make the program more accessible for everyone in Amsterdam, we have translated a selection of our activities into English. You can find these activities in our calendar below.

4 MAY 2025
11:30 — 12:30
J.J. Viottastraat 20
Part of Open Jewish Homes & Homes of Resistance
Freedom and loss: Jewish solidarity after liberation
Margrit and Fred Polak share how their mother, Ina Soep, fell in love with her future husband Jaap Polak in Westerbork, survived Bergen-Belsen, and stayed in touch with many fellow survivors
Open Jewish Homes
4 MAY 2025
11:30 — 12:30
Theater De Richel 
Part of Open Jewish Homes & Homes of Resistance
Tina Strobos: Resistance on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
Semon Strobos shares how his mother, resistance woman Tina Strobos, saved more than 100 people in hiding.
Open Jewish Homes
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