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Amsterdam to name bridge after Holocaust-era savior of Jewish children

Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan and other dignitaries scheduled to christen bridge 234 the Pieter Meerburg Bridge.

By JTA | 19:27 14.08.12 |

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The City of Amsterdam will name one of its last remaining nameless bridges for Pieter Meerburg, who saved 350 Jewish children during the Holocaust.

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