Religion, culture and history of the Jews in the Netherlands and its former colonies are the main focus of the museum's collection and the Resource Centre. The museum has over 13,000 works of art, ceremonial items and historical objects. Only five percent of these are on permanent display. The rest are stored in the depot and occasionally shown in exhibitions, or lent to other museums. The objects in this hidden collection can be viewed via the website. Have a look at the highlights to get an impression of the collection.

The collection of the resource centre covers a wide range of subjects associated with Jewish history and culture in general, comprising over 43,000 books, brochures, documents, photos, audio and video material.

Museum buildings:

    * New Synagogue
      1752

      Although three synagogues already existed here in the eighteenth century, the continuing growth of the community created a constant need to expand.
    * Great Synagogue
      1671

      The Great Synagogue is the oldest of the four synagogues in which the Jewish Historical Museum is housed. Of all these former synagogues, the Great Synagogue was always the most...
    * Obbene Shul
      1685

      After the Great Synagogue had been built in 1671 it soon proved too small. Which is why a start was soon made on a Second Synagogue, known as the Obbene Shul. It takes its name from...
    * Dritt Shul
      1700 / 1778

      In 1680 the Ashkenazi community bought two houses with bell gables on today's Nieuwe Amstelstraat. These were situated in front of the wooden meat market, on the site where the Obbene...

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