BBC NEWS: Netherlands - Nazi-era singer returns to stage
For the complete report from the BBC NEWS click on this link
Netherlands - Nazi-era singer returns to stage
A 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed in Nazi Germany has given a concert in the Netherlands for the first time in four decades. There were protests and tight security around the theatre in Amersfoort where Johannes Heesters appeared. Although Heesters insists he never espoused Nazi politics, he performed for Adolf Hitler and visited the Dachau concentration camp.
Johannes Heesters, born Johan, began his career in Amsterdam in the 1920s and moved to Germany in 1935, where he enjoyed a successful career. Heesters was never accused of being a Nazi propagandist, and the Allies allowed him to continue performing after the war.
Labels: Culture, EU, Netherlands
