The Jewish historical Museum in Amsterdam, telling about the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people, both in the Netherlands and worldwide. In the Netherlands it is the only Museum dedicated to Jewish history.

The Museum was opened in February 1932. Initially, it was located in a former urban Weighting of Commerce in New Market square. During the Second world war, when the Netherlands were occupied by Nazi forces, the Museum was closed and the exhibits looted. After the war, managed to collect only a fifth part of them. The Museum collection has been enriched, and in 1987, the Museum moved to the building of the former Great synagogue. These buildings were not used for religious purposes since 1943, and prior to placement of the Museum was extensively reconstructed. Where possible, the buildings of the complex was returned to the view of the eighteenth century, but among themselves they are connected with modern transitions from glass and concrete - it symbolizes that the conversion of the synagogue into a Museum – the event is revolutionary and unprecedented.

Initially, the Museum was told mostly about history and religion, but after the war, more attention is paid to culture. The Museum contains a large collection of paintings, performed either by Jewish artists or relevant to the history of the Jewish people. Also in the post-war Museum had a section devoted to the Holocaust.

Now in the collection of the Museum more than 13,000 exhibits and tens of thousands of books and publications. The permanent exhibition presents only a small part of the exhibits – other participate in exhibitions in other museums around the world, or are in storage. Nevstuplenie exhibits can be viewed on the Museum website.