At around 1100hrs. I set off to see the Jood Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum) in Amsterdam. I caught the #51 Metro towards Central Station and got off at the Waterlooplein stop. Before going inside, I walked around a bit:
Walked down the street and around the corner:
Then back to the Museum to enter:
Inside you start with a display dedicated to the name Cohen. The exhibition "My name is Cohen" shows portraits and personal stories of Amsterdam with this surname that means "priest". As you continue upstairs you come to the "Great Synagogue" where you will find many religious and ceremonial exhibits. Many of the items displayed are quite ornate and were donated to the museum. As you work your way upstairs to the "New Synagogue" the atmosphere in the building changes. The displays tell the history of the Jewish people in the Netherlands through pictures, handwritten items and stories of what happened. Here are a couple of boards posted:
The persecution of the Jews has always upset me and makes me wonder how there could be so much hate in this world. I pray that humanity has learned from the past and this will never happen again....
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After going through the museum, I had a "kosher" lunch in the cafe. I ordered an egg salad sandwich on "challah" bread. And yes, that is pronounced with the "h" gargling sound.....not "ch"!
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Now that we know we have to buy an entire household full of furniture, we took another trip to IKEA. We ordered a couch and chair, and found a dining table with chairs and a bed for the guest room that we will order when we know for sure when we will have the key to the house to accept delivery. As we were leaving we noticed the place to return shopping carts--take a look!
Till tomorrow.............tot ziens!
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