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Jewish District Half Day Tour
Jewish District tour
Jewish District Half Day Tour
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StartingpointWe meet in front of the Rembrandt House Museum on Jodenbreestraat 4
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Duration | Distance3 hours | -/+ 2 km (1.2 ml)
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Highlights- Guided tour in the Portuguese Synagogue
- Waterlooplein Flea Market
- National Holocaust Name monument
- The 'Jewish' Canals -
PriceSee Booking page
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StartingpointWe meet in front of the Rembrandt House Museum on Jodenbreestraat 4
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Duration | Distance3 hours | -/+ 2 km (1.2 ml)
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Highlights- Guided tour in the Portuguese Synagogue
- Waterlooplein Flea Market
- National Holocaust Memorial
- The 'Jewish' Canals -
PriceSee Booking page
Amsterdam Jewish District Tour
On this private tour in the Amsterdam Jewish district you learn about more than 400 years of Judaism in the city. Since the 16th century Amsterdam has housed a huge Jewish community. Let a local guide explain why the Jewish community called Amsterdam their ‘New Jerusalem’.
Jewish Legacy
How did World War II affect the Jewish district and what is left of the Jewish heritage today, like the Yiddish language and the typical Jewish sense of humor? Get the answers on the Amsterdam Jewish District Tour.
Portuguese Synagogue
Once the world’s largest synagogue, now still in its original 17th century state. We visit this monumental complex and its treasury, just outside of the building.
Hollandsche Schouwburg
From here the rounded up Jewish population awaited the transport to the concentration camps. Now it’s the National Holocaust Memorial. A place for reflexion.
Waterlooplein Flea Market
The flea market with strong Jewish roots on the former island Vlooienburg, hench the Dutch nickname Vlooienmarkt (flea market)
Amsterdam Jewish culture
During the tour we will introduce you to several known and lesser known Jewish residents of Amsterdam. People who have shaped the city: Philosopher Baruch Spinoza, Zionist Jacob Israel De Haan, Doctor Samuel Sarphati, Socialist Henri Polak, The family Wertheim, the Premsela and Asscher
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WW2 history isn’t new to me - I’m of the age that I have had the privilege to have met veterans, victims and witnesses of this horrible era in world... read more 
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