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Museum Amersfoort had cancelled a planned exhibition, developed with the Jewish Community of Amersfoort, on 300 years of Jewish life in the city. Its director cited heightened tensions surrounding the war in Gaza and the Middle East and concern for volunteers' safety. The decision drew criticism from the Jewish community and the Council of Churches, while Mayor Lucas Bolsius said he was saddened by it.
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Museum Amersfoort cancelled a planned exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of the Amersfoort synagogue and covering Jewish life in the city. The museum cited growing social tensions and concerns about exposing volunteers to them, with reports linking those tensions to the situation in the Middle East and sensitivities around Israel. The decision prompted anger, disappointment and incomprehension in Amersfoort’s Jewish community and beyond. Mayor Lucas Bolsius called the cancellation very sad, and the municipality said it wants to examine how the exhibition might still go ahead. The museum’s cancellation remains the reported position.