<p>AMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized on Thursday for the role the Dutch capital played in the persecution of its Jewish citizens during the Second World War, saying the government at the time “let its Jewish residents down terribly.”</p>

"The Amsterdam government... let its Jewish residents down terribly," Mayor Femke Halsema said.{ai:summary}<p>The mayor of Amsterdam has issued an apology for the city's role in the persecution of Jewish citizens during World War II, acknowledging that the government failed to protect its Jewish residents. This admission highlights the historical accountability for past injustices. #history</p>

'Machinery of evil': Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city’s role in the Holocaust

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