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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. | 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. | 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. | Although Heesters insists he never espoused Nazi politics, he performed for Adolf Hitler and visited the Dachau concentration camp. |
Correspondents say many Dutch people have never forgiven him. | Correspondents say many Dutch people have never forgiven him. |
"He kept singing for the Nazi regime, for the Wehrmacht, and he earned millions," said Piet Schouten, representative of a committee formed to protest against Saturday's performance. | "He kept singing for the Nazi regime, for the Wehrmacht, and he earned millions," said Piet Schouten, representative of a committee formed to protest against Saturday's performance. |
"We have a problem with that on behalf of all the victims," he told national broadcaster NOS. | "We have a problem with that on behalf of all the victims," he told national broadcaster NOS. |
Johannes Heesters, born Johan, began his career in Amsterdam in the 1920s and moved to Germany in 1935, where he enjoyed a successful career. | 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. | Heesters was never accused of being a Nazi propagandist, and the Allies allowed him to continue performing after the war. |
He was booed off the stage in Amsterdam when he previously tried to stage a comeback in the early 1960s. | He was booed off the stage in Amsterdam when he previously tried to stage a comeback in the early 1960s. |
Since then he has performed in other countries, notably Germany and Austria. |
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