Laura De Jong

Amsterdam

Journalist at De Volkskrant

Redacteur Boeken de Volkskrant

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‘Ik wil mensen terugbrengen naar hoe verschrikkelijk de Holocaust was, naar wat er echt gebeurde, de volle horror ervan’

1 week ago | volkskrant.nl | Laura De Jong

Tussen Auschwitz en het dagboek van Anne Frank zitten nog zoveel meer verhalen die verteld moeten worden, zegt de Joodse historicus Simon Schama. Daarom is er nu zijn documentaire The Road to Auschwitz. ‘Het was heel pijnlijk om te maken.’Laura de Jong2 mei 2025, 06:01Leestijd 12 minNog nooit was Simon Schama in Auschwitz geweest. Een gek gegeven voor de man die al twee boekdelen schreef over de geschiedenis van de Joden – 1.500 pagina’s bij elkaar, bestsellers in binnen- en buitenland.
Mensenrechtenadvocaat Philippe Sands: ‘Ook massamoordenaars hebben een zachte kant’

2 weeks ago | demorgen.be | Laura De Jong

De beroemde mensenrechtenadvocaat Philippe Sands (64) schreef een onthullend boek over de band tussen dictator Pinochet en een voormalige hoge nazi. We moeten zelfs de grootste misdadigers proberen te begrijpen, zegt hij. Maar waarom? Laura de Jong26 april 2025, 03:01Leestijd 11 minAls hij op weg is naar de begraafplaats van zijn grootvader in Parijs, krijgt schrijver en mensenrechtenadvocaat Philippe Sands een telefoontje.
Deze beroemde advocaat schreef een onthullend boek over Pinochets band met een hoge nazi

3 weeks ago | volkskrant.nl | Laura De Jong

Mensenrechtenadvocaat Philippe Sands onthulde dat dictator Pinochet wel erg warme banden onderhield met een oud-SS-officier. We moeten zelfs de grootste misdadigers proberen te begrijpen, zegt Sands. Maar waarom? is boekenredacteur bij de Volkskrant. Zij interviewt Nederlandse en internationale schrijvers over hun nieuwste werk.
Farewell for Now

Aug 14, 2024 | blog.reformedjournal.com | Laura De Jong

I started writing for the Reformed Journal blog in Autumn of 2019. Some five years later, I’ve just crested the 100-blog peak. When I look back over those blogs, they cover a whole host of topics and ideas and commentaries. I’ve written about worship, about community, about the pandemic, about home, about beauty, about ships getting stuck and election results and synodical decisions. Writing for this blog has been an incredible discipline.
That Moment in the Opening Ceremonies

Jul 31, 2024 | blog.reformedjournal.com | Laura De Jong

Maybe the world doesn’t need another person weighing in on the controversy surrounding the tableau on the bridge, but I’m going to weigh in on it anyway. In case you missed it, Sunday’s opening ceremonies in Paris included a tableau scene that looked like Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” A DJ in a blue dress and a silver headdress stood on the edge of a runway, flanked by drag artists and dancers. The result does bear a good resemblance to one of Christianity’s most beloved paintings.
The Reformed Journal Blog

Jul 17, 2024 | blog.reformedjournal.com | Laura De Jong

Last week I had the pleasure of preaching at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in downtown Toronto. Yorkminster hosts the Lester Randall Preaching Conference each fall, and having attended these conferences for some years now, I’ve grown rather fond of this old, stately, liturgical church and its deeply hospitable congregation.
Today I'm Eating Chocolates

Jun 19, 2024 | blog.reformedjournal.com | Laura De Jong

More often than not, my week to write the blog comes around and I spend quite a bit of time wondering what on earth I’m going to write about this time. But I’ve never felt so unable to write something as I do now. As of this writing on Wednesday evening, the CRC Synod 2024 has:– tightened the procedures around gravamen so that no office bearer can hold a settled conviction contrary to anything in the confessions.
Magic and Mosquitoes

Jun 5, 2024 | blog.reformedjournal.com | Laura De Jong

I’m dog-sitting for a friend this week. Last Friday, Ruby and I dropped her human off at the airport and then she came back to Kitchener with me, to an apartment she’d been to once before, to be re-introduced to two cats who were certainly less enthused about having Ruby around than Ruby was about invading their space. Ruby and I go on three walks a day, and our post-work, pre-dinner walk takes us through the woods by my house.
Your pastor is not John Schneider (and that's a good thing)

May 22, 2024 | blog.reformedjournal.com | Laura De Jong

May has been a wearisome month if you’re a Toronto Blue Jay’s fan. Monday’s win against the Chicago White Sox heralded the first consecutive win in three weeks. We’re at the bottom of the AL East Division, second last in runs scored amongst the entire league, and tied for third last in home runs. Some of the problems are beyond anyone’s control: we’ve had pitchers out with injuries and the team got decimated by a virus that had some players out for days.