05/05/2026
READ FULL TEXT - a Philosophical / Political Encounter, initiated by Linda Bouws, then director of Felix Meritis in Amsterdam, and Joseph Sassoon Semah, took place around midnight on May 4, 2010, on the roof of the Felix Meritis building - the oldest observatory in Western Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TYqIZ4iY9w
On top of the observatory of Felix Meritis on May 4, 2010, the transformation took place from commemorating to celebrating Liberation Day in an action / encounter inspired by basic values such as freedom, and democracy within our pluriform society. High above the city an intriguing meeting took place between twelve representatives of the arts, religion, politics, civil society, business and science, with the help of - Steve Austen, Linda Bouws, Hedy d'Ancona , Ab Cherribi, Sinan Cihangir, Nelleke Noordervliet, Fokkelien Oosterwijk, Farid Tabarki, Jan Voss, Sigal Weissbein-Rozman, Julia Winter, Auke van der Berg and Jom Semah.
The action created by Joseph Sassoon Semah is based on Baruch Spinoza, Tractatus Theologico-Politicus; the text was read simultaneously in Latin, English, Hebrew, Arabic, Dutch, French, Russian, Turkish and German languages.
Please note: The Felix Meritis motto, Connecting Cultures, was the central theme.
