Petra van den Boomgaard

Dr. Petra van den Boomgaard is an Assistant Professor at University College Utrecht, Utrecht University, specializing in Holocaust studies, transitional justice, European history, and postcolonial studies. She focuses on legal resistance during WWII and historical source analysis.

• Holocaust Studies
• Transitional Justice
• European History
• Postcolonial Studies
• Modern History

Her recent publications examine legal evasion strategies by Dutch Jews during the Holocaust (Verbum, 2019) and critical analysis of historical methodologies in Anne Frank cold case investigations (2022). Collaborations include projects with the National Holocaust Museum Amsterdam and Stolpersteine Foundation Utrecht.

• Co-author, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Refutation (2022)
• Not a Jew for the Nazis (2019)

She also serves as a board member of the Sobibor Foundation, promoting Holocaust research and education through student survivor interview projects and community engagement initiatives.