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Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter ready to reopen, with restrictions

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Published: 22 May 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Display of treasures at the Portuguese Synagogue will be too tight to allow for social distancing; Lithuanian Jews spared by coronavirus celebrate 300th anniversary of Vilna Gaon

Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter is getting ready to reopen (Jerusalem Post)
Now there’s a fear that when the cultural quarter reopens, it won’t have the same impact in multiple ways

Lithuanian Jews spared by coronavirus celebrate the Vilna Gaon (Jerusalem Post)
During the pandemic, the community also marked two important events: the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon and the 75th anniversary since the end of the Second World War

Photo: Concertgoers attend a performance at the Portuguese Synagogue, 2017 (Cnaan Lipshitz/JTA)
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