Utrecht University of Applied Sciences has postponed a series of lectures on the Holocaust. This news from daily newspaper De Telegraaf led to a storm of messages and reactions this weekend.
The Utrecht teacher training college organised the lectures together with CIDI (Centre for Information and Documentation Israel). They were supposed to take place in February and March, but so that will be a later date.
Action group New Neighbours Utrecht strongly criticised the lectures last week because of the CIDI’s involvement. “The CIDI is so eating into education,” the activists argued.
But does that have anything to do with education about the Holocaust and the danger of anti-Semitism? The CIDI speaks of “total madness” on X now that the lectures are being postponed. “Academically undignified and utterly cowardly! Yet another example that intimidation and threats pay off.”
The New Neighbours Utrecht activists said in a response om Instagram that they are for human rights and equality, and also “100% for education about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism”. Their criticism would only be about cooperation with the CIDI.
HOP, Bas Belleman
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