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2 unusual facts about Remembrance of the Dead


Remembrance of the Dead

The 2010 ceremony on Dam Square was disrupted towards the end of the one-minute silence by a 39-year-old man with a history of violent crimes and drug trading.

Traditionally, the main ceremonies are observed in Amsterdam at the National Monument on Dam Square.


Solomon Perel

The Dutch playwright Carl Slotboom wrote a play based on Perel's story titled Du sollst leben (Dutch: Je zult leven; English: Thou Shalt Live), which was first aired in Zevenbergen, Netherlands, on May 4, 2012, which is also Remembrance of the Dead in the Netherlands.


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