Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema attends a ceremony at the Portuguese Synagogue marking the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 10, 2024. (Bart Maat / Pool Photo via AP) AMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized on Thursday for the role the Dutch capital played in the persecution of its Jewish citizens during the Second World War, saying the government at the time “let its Jewish residents down terribly.” Speaking at an event marking Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mayor Femke Halsema said that civil servants in Amsterdam played an active role in the murder of some...