Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 OUWATER Isaac (Isaak), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Beyond My Ken, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 OUWATER Isaac (Isaak), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Beyond My Ken, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Plantage
Your local guide
Joris Bakker
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Highlights
- The Portuguese Synagogue, built in 1675
- The diamond workers' union building on Henri Polaklaan
- The Hollandsche Schouwburg and its history explained on site
- Stumbling stones along Nieuwe Kerkstraat
- The Auschwitz memorial of broken mirrors in Wertheimpark
About this tour
This session walks the Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Plantage, from the Portuguese Synagogue to the Hollandsche Schouwburg and the Auschwitz memorial in Wertheimpark. The guide moves quietly between these sites, explaining their history and pointing out the stumbling stones set into the pavement along the way. It is a serious, unhurried look at this part of Amsterdam's history.
The session opens with a brief sound check before the walk begins, moving between the three stops at a measured pace with time to sit with what is being shown. Questions are welcome throughout, and a short list of names and places follows after the call.
This suits anyone with a personal or historical interest in this period, whether or not a visit to Amsterdam is planned. It also suits anyone who prefers a guide who has walked this route many times before.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Amsterdam before heading out.
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Portuguese Synagogue 21 min
Outside the Portuguese Synagogue, the guide explains its story since 1675 and points out its plain brick exterior, built without windows facing the street for security reasons at the time.
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Hollandsche Schouwburg 21 min
At the former theatre turned deportation site, the guide describes what happened here during the occupation and points across the street to the building that once housed a crèche for children held nearby.
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Wertheimpark memorial 21 min
The walk ends at Wertheimpark, where the camera holds on the broken mirror memorial to Auschwitz, and the guide reads a few of the stumbling stones passed earlier on Nieuwe Kerkstraat.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Amsterdam: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bitterballen and De Pijp, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Amsterdam time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Amsterdam, showing you Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Amsterdam live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Amsterdam time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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