What is it?
Formerly the Jewish Historical Museum, the Joods Museum + Junior is now the main attraction in the Jewish Cultural Quarter. Here you’ll also find the Portuguese Synagogue and the National Holocaust Museum.
What exhibitions are on there?
Religious paraphernalia, photographs and paintings detail the rich history of Jews and Judaism in the Netherlands. Housed since 1987 in four former synagogues in the old Jewish quarter, the permanent displays focus on religious practice and Dutch Jewish culture. The Rintel chanukiah is not to be missed, which was donated to the Amsterdam’s Great Synagogue in 1753.
There are a number of family-friendly exhibits (note the ‘junior’ in the title), which you’ll find to the right of the main lobby. Here kids can learn about Jewish history in an interactive way, from learning how to make challah to writing their name in Hebrew.
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