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W

e drove toward
Bronckhorst, Hol-
land, past fields of
fresh-mown hay,
blossoming potato plants and
grazing sheep. Suddenly, the
road ended at the Ijssel River.
No sign pointed our way.
Then a six-car ferry boat
headed toward us. We forded
the narrow river, arriving in
Holland's smallest city, where
about 150 people live in tiny
brick houses.
The restored windmill once
was the site where residents
were compelled to have their
corn ground. An elderly cou-
ple drove their flock of sheep
through the narrow street.
"This is one part of Holland
where we won't find a Jewish
story," I said.
I was wrong! Even in this
"city" of 50 houses, a tiny
Jewish cemetery remains,
with 16 tombstones dating
from 1911 to 1963, although
the Jewish history dates far-
ther back.
Holland has long maintain-
ed a reputation of tolerance
toward Jews that few coun-
tries can equal. Although the
city of Amsterdam dazzles the
Jewish senses, my husband
and I discovered unexpected
Jewish-related charms by
driving around the small
country..
In
Bronckhurst
we
discovered a fenced Jewish
cemetery. Miep and Ton Tan-
Bosgoed of the DeGouden
Leeuw Inn were more than
helpful in uncovering the
Jewish connection. They dug
out the book De Joden in
Bronkhurst, Steenderen,
Brummen, which lists 45 area
Jews and World War II con-
centration camps where they
died, others were hidden by

Christians and saved. "The
Germans were everywhere
throughout this country," said
Miep.
The first recorded Jew was
Benjamin Salomons, who
died in Bronkhurst in 1717.
Others followed and lived out
their lives, proving that for
hundreds of years the Dutch
accepted Jews.
We stopped in Zwolle, and
found the 1406-St. Michael's
Church on the Grote Markt,
where we pursued our daily
habit of lunching outdoors in
the sunny square. We also
found the 1899-red-brick
synagogue with pepperpot
roof on 8 §amuel
Hirschstraat,
at
Schoutenstraat. Director H.

Holland has long
maintained a
reputation of
tolerance toward
Jews that few
countries
can equal.

Kan told us there's barely a
minyan anymore at the
town's third synagogue, and
services are suspended for the
summer because most of the
dozen members are on
holiday.
On to Den Bosch dominated
by St. Jan's Cahtedral, built
between 1380 and 1552. Of
interest to Jewish travelers,
beyond the splended architec-
ture, is the tribute to Titus
Brandsma — a Dutch priest
who headed Holland's
Catholic secondary schools
and condemned the Nazi