Jewish Amsterdam Private Walking Tour
Description
Discover the "Jodenbuurt" (the Jewish Quarter) and most famous and important buildings for Amsterdam's Jewish community through centuries. Hear the story about its suffering but also about heroic resistance supported by local Amsterdam's citizens during the WW2 years. Let me tell you more about the history of Jewish communities in the Netherlands and how this city and the whole country accepted and absorbed many typically Jewish characteristics that became part of the everyday language, cuisine as examples of great coexistence. Get to know better and deeper about kind of living, secret shelter, solidarity, diary of young teenage girl Anne within Nazi German occupation of Amsterdam and hear more about economical importance and influence of Jewish investments on development within Golden Ages of Mokum (Jewish name for Amsterdam) within 17th century.
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Memorial bearing the names of 102,000 people died in Nazi camps of death and not given a proper burial
Monument featuring broken glass, honoring approximately million victims of Auschwitz
Two buildings, two Holocaust museums, two related monuments telling upsetting story about suffering, disaster and genocide of one population but at the same time places where human courage and selflessness were expressed. IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Building of Hollandsche Schouwburg alias Dutch Theater and Holocaust Memorial building are under construction until 2024. Even that it is not possible to visit interior of these museums they are considered as stop points of this tour. History, meaning and background of these buildings are tight related with Holocaust. Your guide's personal opinion is that it would be interesting, at least, to hear the story and facts about them illustrated by (guide's) personal photo collection. Additional information about the end of buildings reconstructions and availability to visit them would be provided.
Museum honoring the past and present of Jewish life in the Netherlands. The museum is housed in a group of 4 historical Ashkenazi synagogues. This is the price for combined ticket for Jewish Historical Museum and Portugese Synagogue ( Snoge / Esnoga)
Alias Snoge or Esnoga is Sephardic Jews synagogue from 1675, one of two the oldest synagogue of this Jewish ethical group in Europe (along with Great Synagogue in Prague, Czech Republic) still in use.
The Dockworker Statue is monument honored to the protest of dock workers against the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi occupants and first deportations of Jews to the concentration camp at Mauthausen held in February 24th 1941
Catholic Church from 19th century once place of residence Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza and his family.
Museum, workshop and store of one of the most worldwide famous diamonds family company. 20 minutes free of charge visiting tours with local company guide are available
The Uilenburger synagogue is historic monument in Rococo style erected in 1766 for Ashkenazi Jews.
The house built in 1603 once belonged to the wealthy Jewish merchant Isaac de Pinto.
Rembrandt house is a town house from the 17th century owned by the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, where he lived from 1639 until 1658. Great artist's life and work was very connected to Amsterdam's Jewish community from 17th century.
The oldest flea market of Amsterdam and in The Netherlands until the WW2 and one of the centers of social life more than 150 years
Memorial commemorates the Jewish deaf victims of war in World War II
Amsterdammer, the descendant of a prominent Portuguese Jewish Family, one of the greatest philosophers in European history from 17th century, forerunner of pantheism relatively unknown in the times he lived but great "influencer" on modern philosophy doctrines.
Monument of Jewish resistance is monument erected in memory of all Jewish resistance fighters who died in World War 2.
Museum house, place of hiding 13 years old Jewish girl's family two years within WW2. Place where she was writing worldwide famous diary describing emotional moments in secret shelter in the backside annex of the house along with other Jewish family.The Diary was translated on 57 languages. IMPORTANT INFORMATION : THIS TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VISIT OF ANNE FRANK HOUSE MUSEUM !!! YOUR TOUR GUIDE COULD ASSIST YOU REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF ADMISSION FEES AND TICKET PROVIDING BUT CAN NOT OBTAIN TICKET PERSONALLY !
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour takes at least 3.5 hour thus customers with limited mobility should take it in consideration. The walking speed could be adjusted and adopted to the customers and more frequently (5-10 minutes) breaks could also take place up on agreement.
Reviews(17)
Alex was extremely knowledgeable, interesting and entertaining! We wish had time to book and additional tour with him.
Dear Eric, thank you very much for kind and stimulative words.I really appreciate it. I hope we shall meet each other again sometimes. Take care and God bless you guys. Greetings from Lowlands. Alex
It seemed like the amount of Jewish history was sporadic. But in fairness we did not complete the whole tour. We did not hate it, but we did not love it either. The guide did buy the Anne Frank house tickets for us, and met us outside after our tour of the house.
Dear customer, the tour was interrupted ( and not completed) up on your request due imobility of one of participants to move further and finally finish it. That was, at least your explanation... I would very appreciate ( and because of my self and next potential customers) to specify what was good and wat was "less good" regarding my tour, things you hear about it and spots we visited. Kind regards.
The museum is next to the house, buy tickets in advance. In front of the museum there is a place where buying the boat ride along the canals is worth 17 euros.
Good day. many thnx for review. Kind regards. Alex
We had a very exceptional Guide called Edwin. He took us through the old city of Amsterdam and told us with great detail and great historical precision. The history of the Jews in this city. Nothing was left to chance and we are very grateful to him for that.
Chere Sophie, merci beaucoup pour ces mots beaux et stimulants. Cordialement, Alex
Alex is the most amazing tour guide I have met. He hasn't only introduced us to Amsterdam, but to the European culture. I contacted him before my very first trip to Europe since I received his contact info from my friend. My Friend insured me that Alex is the right person to know in Europe. Alex was their guide few years ago and she couldn’t stop taking how interesting, knowledgeable and personable he was. Right from the beginning he helped me to prep for the tour since Amsterdam was our first stop in Europe. He made sure that we arrived safely and guided us all the way during our trip even after we left Amsterdam. He opened our eyes so much in a very short time. We explored Jewish and not Jewish Amsterdam. His kind attitude and willingness to help, welcome and teach about history is striking. There were no tickets for Anna Frank Museum, but Alex made sure we visited this important place for not only Jews but whole entire world. He guided us through all the Jewish landmarks in Amsterdam and we learnt about 400 years of successful Jewish community in Amsterdam. I felt like I belong to Amsterdam just because Alex’s guidance. I would give my raving reviews to to Alex and have the same wonderful, educational and welcoming experience. Thank you, Alex, for making our Euro trip unforgettable!
Dear Ira, what amazing and stimulating words... I appreciate it. They really motivate me to become even better and improve my tour services. I hope see you and your family maybe again next year... :) Btw bike tour around Rotterdam is awaiting for you guys... :) God bless you. Best regards. A.
I would give 10 stars to this tour if I could! We had a wonderful tour with Aleks! Aleks was accommodating with our schedule, pleasant and knowledgeable about Amsterdam. We learned so much and visited beautiful historical sites in Amsterdam. I highly recommend this tour !
Dear Simone, woooow, woooow, wooow.... :) Thank you, thank you , thank you !!! Thank you for nice words and amazing time we spent together. with your family....and you enjoyed as well the rest of your vacation as well :) Kind regards for all of you guys !!! Aleks
In a nutshell, Aleks saved the day! My husband and I were on a Viking river cruise from Bruges to our final stop Amsterdam. Having only one day in Amsterdam, we had so many things we wanted to see, and Aleks helped to make that happen. He was super human in customizing the tour to fit our time constraint and flexible in dealing with last-minute changes. He really knows his way around the city and we used public transportation (which added to the fun of getting from point A to B) You can tell he loves what he does, and is very kind, knowledgeable, versatile, patient and has seemingly endless energy Upon our request, He led us to a wonderful grocery store along the way for quick healthy grab and go snacks. Aleks was very respectful, considering the solemn subject matter of the memorials and gave us time to process and reflect. At the end of our tour, He personally escorted us to the front lobby of the Anne Frank house, as we had tickets that we bought 6 weeks previously on the Anne Frank house website PS don’t forget to do this if you are planning to visit Amsterdam in the near future…it must be six weeks out on a Tuesday morning 10 AM Amsterdam time but if you miss your chance, don’t worry check back every day to the website and you might get lucky we have friends that did… Aleks, we want to thank you again for the quality time spent together and the lasting memories created. Thank you for the perfect customized tour. Here’s wishing you many bags of potato chips. 😉 and a weedless garden. Your friends, Nancy and Doug
Dear Nancy, dear Doug, what a wonderful words... Thank you guys, thank you so much for them. I really appreciate them. We experienced lot of experience and fun for relatively short time. I truly hope you would remember time we spent together for long time. God bless you guys. I hope our ways would cross again sometimes. Best regards! Aleks p.s. ...yes I am chips addictive person.. It's kind of "personal curse" ... :)
Alex was an excellent guide in Amsterdam . My wife and I visited for three days to learn more about the Jewish Resistance and Anne Frank during WWII. Alex purchased tickets to the Anne Frank house for us which are very difficult to find if you don’t purchase them months in advance. He met us as we exited the Frank house and took us to the Jewish Quarter and shared the history of the area as well as the history of Amsterdam about which he was very knowledgeable. He was a wealth of information about the history of the city; took us to places that were not on the usual tourist route (because they were on the smaller back streets that the tour buses can’t access) and then showed us an out-of-the-way pub for beer. We knew it was going to be a good experience when he initiated contact with us more than a month before our arrival and stayed in touch until we parted. I highly recommend him for tours of Amsterdam and any of the other cities that he guides in Europe. Thanks Alex!!
Dear Derrel, I appreciate your kind words. Thank you very much for them. I am very happy we spent several hours together...and I truly hope you wouldn't forget so quickly the taste of wonderful Texel beer in oldest tavern in Amsterdam. ;) God bless you guys. Thanx once more for wonderful time. Best regards. Alex
Aleks conducted himself professionally, punctually, knowledgeable, sincere, trusting, understanding, and caring. As an example, he was able to obtain tickets for us for the Anne Frank House Tour which was of optimal importance to us. He was amazing. His knowledge of history, and the ins and outs of life in Amsterdam were very interesting and helped us navigate our 3 days in Amsterdam. This was very important, specially being 4 women in a new city. We made contact with him days before our trip and he was able to guide us as to the weather, etc, which made us decide on the best clothes and items to take to Amsterdam and for our entire river trip. We wish him continued success. And will be passing his name forward to friends who in the future may travel to that part of the world. Thank you, Sonia
Dear Sonia, dear ladies, thank you very much for kind words. Pity , 'cos we didn't have much more time to spend together. ...but I hope we see each other again. God blees you. Take care, all of you! Best regards from Lowlands. Aleks
My husband and I have visited many countries over the 36 years we have been married. We usually have a private guide, and somehow I was fortunate in finding Alex without help from my travel agent. Well, our time spent with Alex was the best ever. He was able to secure tickets for the Anne Frank House, which was the highlight of our entire cruise. Alex is smart, incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and funny. Amsterdam is so fortunate to have you. Alex.
Dear Susan, thank you very much for your kind words of support. I am extra ordinary happy we "did it" at Anne Frank House museum. ..it was worthy... :) I wish you lot of success further guys. God bless you! Cheers! :) A.
