Nazi collaboration files spark painful Dutch reckoning with WWII past
Briefly

The lifting of the restriction last week on the Central Archives of the Special Jurisdiction (CABR) highlighted the tension between privacy and public transparency regarding wartime pasts.
The children of accused collaborators express fears that online access could lead to social stigma and revisiting the discrimination they faced after WWII.
Historians argue that while privacy concerns are valid, the need for public scrutiny and understanding of history is paramount, suggesting the significance of transparency.
Many descendants of Jewish victims seek to access the CABR to understand their relatives' experiences during the war, underscoring the deeply personal nature of this inquiry.
Read at euronews
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