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Jewish Historical Museum (Joods Historisch Museum)


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 390 attractions in Amsterdam
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Attraction type: History museum, Speciality museum
Address: Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1 Amsterdam 1001
The Netherlands
Tel: 020/626-9945

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24 Jul 2009

Beautiful museum - well set out and so interesting. more

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5 of 5 stars
Fort Worth, Texas
3 Jul 2009

With only a short time to visit the city, most host suggested the Jewish Historical Museum. The entry fee was fairly cheap and the audio guide, which others charge extra for, was free. Personally, I did not know much about the Jewish community in Amsterdam and I feel I have a more personal, connected sense of their place in the... more

17 May 2009

This is the kind of museum you could spend all day in and not get bored. For only 7,50 Euros you get a free audio tour (other museums generally charge for this) round a restored synagogue (no longer in use for services) and there are also interactive touch screen information points with short films and interviews as well as further... more

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4 of 5 stars
Appleton, WI
21 Aug 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Nice museum to help one understand the Jewish ways and customs, especially as it applies to the Dutch. The museum chronicles the history of Jews in Amsterdam and surrounding areas. I was very pleased to expand my horizons a bit. Just a 10 minute walk from Centraal Station makes this an easy place to visit...and it seems off the main... more

23 Aug 2003
3/11 found this review helpful

Found the museum opening late when on a cruise that docks by 7 AM and one has to be on board by 4:30 pm. The NY exibit and the NY geto video may impress people that do not come from America, but was not that interesting. I found the remaing exibits moving. Three times we walked through the exibits looking... more

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3 of 5 stars
Tokyo, Japan
13 Aug 2009

あまり馴染みのないユダヤの博物館なのですが、英語も歴史なんかもあまりわからない状態で行ったため、さら~っと見ただけで出て... more

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Jewish Historical Museum (Joods Historisch Museum) Address

Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, Amsterdam 1001, The Netherlands
Tel: 020/626-9945