In the Jewish Museum + junior, located in four monumental synagogues in the Jewish Cultural Quarter, you can learn more about the Dutch Jewish life. During the 20th century, the Jewish community suffered indescribably and also the museum suffered. In 1933 the museum opened in De Waag, where it was closed by the Nazis in 1940. After the Second World War, the museum opened again in 1955 with a small part of the old collection. More than thirty years later, the museum moved to the Hoogduitse Synagogencomplex on the Jonas Daniël Meijerplein. This complex was neglected after the war because there was very little left of the Jewish community. The museum was reopened on May 3, 1987 after a major renovation. Various facets of Jewish life are on disply in the museum, both then and now. There is an extensive multimedia collection, films, paintings, utensils and 3D presentations. There are also one or two temporary exhibitions throughout the year.
Jewish Cultural Quarter
The Jewish Museum + junior was expanded in 1993 with the Hollandse Schouwburg as a Jewish monument in memory of the Jewish victims who were gathered here by the occupiers during the Second World War. In 2009, the Portuguese Synagogue and Ets Haim were also assigned to the Jewish Museum. Later, the National Holocaust Monument was added. All locations together form the Jewish Cultural Quarter and can be visited with just one entrance ticket.
Jewish Museum junior
The Jewish Museum junior is meant for children. It is a museum that is designed as a house with six rooms. Here, children are introduced to Jewish life and Jewish traditions in a playful way. There is something different to do and discover in each room, such as baking sandwiches in the kosher kitchen, learning Hebrew in the study or making music in the music room. The Jewish Museum junior organizes a variety of activities every week and during holidays.
