Amsterdam: Jewish Quarter Heritage Walking Tour (TOP RATED)
Description
Join this 2-hour walking tour and explore the city’s historic Jewish Quarter. Learn more about Amsterdam’s troubled past while also giving you an insight into how the Jewish community lived and survived in the aftermath of the second world war in Amsterdam and how they still thrive today. Hear all about the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands from 1940 untill 1945 and how it affected those living in Amsterdam and especially the Jewish community. Discover the Portuguese Synagogue, the Jewish Historical Museum and stroll by the Headquarters of the Jewish Council. Learn how the Dutch behaved towards the Jews of Amsterdam and how the people endured the hunger winter and the Febuary strike as you pass sites like the Auschwitz Monument and the Dokwerker. Finally the tour ends in front of the Anne Frank House, where you’ll learn more about her best-selling diary, how it was published by her father Otto Frank and how it gained worldwide fame.
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Itinerary
Here we will tell you about the history of the Jewish community of Amsterdam. The Amsterdam Sephardic community was one of the largest and richest Jewish communities in Europe during the Dutch Golden Age, and their very large synagogue reflected this. The synagogue remains an active place of worship and is also a popular tourist attraction.
Here we will you about the monument and the Jewish deportation.
Here we will tell you about the resistance of the Jewish community.
Here we will tell you about the deportation camps.
Here we will show you the beautiful area and history of the Plantage area.
Here we will tell you about the Spinoza monument.
Walk to the famous Dam Square monument and Royal Palace.
Here your guide will tell you more about the Anne Frank story and finish the tour
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What's included
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(173)
Excellent tour! Learned a lot. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable and informative. My second favorite activity of Amsterdam, only second to the Anne Frank House. I would highly recommend this tour.
Aaron was extremely knowledgeable and I learned a lot on this tour! The pace was comfortable and the route was not crowded. I would recommend this to people genuinely interested in a deep dive of how the Holocaust impacted the city and its people.
Very thorough and in depth with Aaron, an excellent guide with a wealth of information. I would highly recommend visitors to do this when they come to Amsterdam.
Aaron was knowledgeable in the subject Being Irish and speaking fast made it somewhat hard to understand sometimes but he was open to questions and we had enough time wondering around the jewish quarter
Excellent tour! As someone who tries to go on Jewish Tours in all cities I visit, I learned so many new things on this tour. Thank you!
Aaron was an excellent guide! We learned so much about the area, but perhaps more importantly, the psychology of the Dutch and Hitler’s henchmen during the occupation. I definitely recommend this tour!
The tour guide was great. He led us thru the Jewish ghetto of WWII and answered questions and showed us how the Dutch honor those Jews killed in the Holocaust . I felt the tour was interesting and well done.
Our guide was James and he was awesome! He was knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. We learned so much and he had such a nice way about him. Highly recommend!
We had a very informative tour led by James. He is a very knowledgeable guide who shared a lot of history/information at a very comfortable pace
It was a great walk through the Jewish Quarter. Aaron clearly knew his history and inserted great information we would have missed just walking about in our own. He had great reverence but also had a great sense of humor. We walked away more informed and appreciative.
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're happy Aaron helped bring the Jewish Quarter’s history to life with both knowledge and humor. We appreciate you joining us!
