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Dutch Jewish Historical Museum

A puppet of Max the Matzah at a park in Amsterdam (Courtesy of JCK/via JTA)
April 20, 2019, 1:07 pm
Cartoon matzah character a flat-out success in Holland
Born 15 years ago as a museum mascot, Max the Matzah has become an unlikely hit with the Dutch, for whom unleavened bread is often a household item year-round
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Despite its humble appearance, The Amsterdam Jewish Historical Museum’s Nieuwenhuys menorah is worth more than many of the city’s houses. (Courtesy of the the Amsterdam Jewish Historical Museum/via JTA)
December 3, 2018, 6:02 am
In Holland, one of the world’s most expensive menorahs hides in plain sight
The Nieuwenhuys candelabra may not appear unusual, but on loan from the royal family to the Jewish Historical Museum, it’s the item’s history that would fetch an estimated $450,000
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The Memorial of Names designed by Daniel Libeskind for Amsterdam (courtesy)
May 15, 2016, 11:41 am
Amsterdam finally to move forward on Holocaust memorial
Dutch Auschwitz Committee obtains site for new monument in the heart of the former Jewish district
By Matt Lebovic
A depiction of the Memorial of Names, a Daniel Libeskind-designed project awaiting approval to be constructed in Amsterdam's Wertheim Park. The memorial would be the Netherlands' first to list the names of more than 102,000 Holocaust victims, including 220 Sinti and Roma (courtesy: Dutch Auschwitz Committee)
May 3, 2015, 4:01 am
‘Just not in my backyard’ for planned Dutch Holocaust memorial
In Amsterdam, a groundbreaking Shoah memorial designed by Daniel Libeskind awaits approval, even as some of the proposed site’s neighbors beg to differ
By Matt Lebovic
December 10, 2013, 11:16 pm
‘Holland’s oldest mikvah’ is fake, archaeologist says
Expert: Site, which dates back to 13th century, is actually a government building’s cellar
By JTA
April 12, 2013, 3:36 pm
Dutch open Holocaust victims’ homes to public
And in Rotterdam, Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb unveils monument engraved with names of 686 deported Jewish children
January 11, 2013, 1:15 am
Dutch city begins restoring ancient mikveh
Ritual bath disproves earlier theories that Jews only arrived in Holland after Spanish Inquisition
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