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Februarystrike , also known as "The Strike of February 1941", was a general strike organized during World War II in The Netherlands against the anti- Jewish measures made by the Nazis .1Its direct causes were the razzias held by the Germans and Dutch collaborators at the Jonas Daniël Meijerplein in Amsterdam .2The strike started on 25 February and was largely struck down by the Nazi Germans the next day.3
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The statue De Dokwerker in Amsterdam remembering the February strike The 1941 February Strike , also known as 'The Strike of February 1941', was a general strike organized during World War II in The Netherlands against the anti- Jewish measures and activities by the Nazis .Its direct causes were the pogroms held by the Germans in the Jewish neighbourhood of Amsterdam.The strike started on 25 February and was largely struck down the next day.It was the first direct action undertaken against the anti-Jewish measures of the Nazis in occupied Europe, and performed by non-Jewish citizens.
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The statue De Dokwerker in Amsterdam remembering the February strike The 1941 February Strike , also known as 'The Strike of February 1941', was a general strike organized during World War II in the Netherlands against the anti- Jewish measures and activities of the Nazis . Its direct causes were the pogroms held by the Germans in the Jewish neighbourhood of Amsterdam . The strike started on 25 February and was largely struck down the next day. It was the first direct action undertaken against the anti-Jewish measures of the Nazis in occupied Europe , and it was carried out by non-Jews.
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Arrest of Dutch Jews by the Nazis, February 1941 ( Jonas Daniël Meijerplein [ nl ] ) German soldiers at the Jonas Daniël Meijerplein during the raids The February Strike ( ) was a general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II , organized by the then-outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defence of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti- Jewish measures and activities of the Nazis in general.The direct causes were a series of arrests and pogroms held by the Germans in the Jewish neighbourhood of Amsterdam , the Jodenbuurt .It started on 25 February 1941 and lasted for two days; on 26 February, 300,000 people joined the strike.The strike was harshly suppressed by the Germans after three days.The 1941 February Strike is considered to be the first public protest against the Nazis in occupied Europe , and the only mass protest against the deportation of Jews to be organized by non-Jews.Amsterdam , USHMM 1941: The Dutch Strike Against Nazi Abuses of Jews , Haaretz Amsterdam marks anniversary of 1941 mass strike in support of Jews , World Jewish Congress
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1941 labour strike in the German-occupied Netherlands during WWII Arrest of Dutch Jews by the Nazis, February 1941 ( Jonas Daniël Meijerplein [ nl ] ) German soldiers at the Jonas Daniël Meijerplein during the raids The February strike ( ) was a general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II . It was organised by the outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defence of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti- Jewish measures and the activities of the Nazism in general. The direct causes were a series of arrests and pogroms held by the Germans in the Jewish neighbourhood of Amsterdam , the Jodenbuurt . It started on 25 February 1941 and lasted for two days. On 26 February, 300,000 Amsterdam people joined the strike. The strike was harshly suppressed by the Germans after three days. The February strike is considered to be the first public protest against the Nazis in occupied Europe and the only mass protest against the deportation of Jews to be organized by non-Jews. Amsterdam , USHMM 1941: The Dutch Strike Against Nazi Abuses of Jews , Haaretz Amsterdam marks anniversary of 1941 mass strike in support of Jews , World Jewish Congress
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1941 labour strike in the German-occupied Netherlands during WWII Arrest of Dutch Jews by the Nazis, February 1941 ( Jonas Daniël Meijerplein [ nl ] ) Main article: The Holocaust in the Netherlands German soldiers at the Jonas Daniël Meijerplein during the raids The February strike ( Dutch : Februaristaking ) of 1941 was a general strike in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II . It was organized by the outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defence of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti- Jewish measures and the activities of Nazism in general. The direct causes were a series of arrests and pogroms held by the Germans in the Jewish neighbourhood of Amsterdam , the Jodenbuurt . It started on 25 February 1941 and lasted for two days. By 26 February, 300,000 people had joined the strike.The Germans harshly suppressed the strike, which mostly dissipated by 27 February. The February strike is considered to be the first public protest against the Nazis in occupied Europe . No major Dutch public action against the Nazis came after it, as the Reichskommissar of the Netherlands, Arthur Seyss-Inquart , warned the public that there would be draconian consequences.There was a smaller public action against the deportation of Jews to be organized by non-Jews in Berlin, known as the Rosenstrasse protest .The Dutch Strike Against Nazi Abuses of Jews , Haaretz Romijn, Peter, "The Experience of the Jews in the Netherlands During the Nazi Occupation" in Dutch Jewry: Its History and Secular Culture, 1500-2000. Amsterdam marks anniversary of 1941 mass strike in support of Jews , World Jewish Congress
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