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Cemetery for Portuguese Jewish people since 1614 and still in use. One of the oldest in the world. Here are also Jewish people buried who were murdered and cremated in World War two in German concentration camps. As cremation is not allowed in Jewish religion they were reburied here.
Cemetery for Portuguese Jewish people since 1614 and still in use. One of the oldest in the world. as in the 1600's it was not allowed to bury non Christians in the town of Amsterdam, the Jewish people managed to buy a plot of land here in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel with now more than 30.000 graves
Cemetery for Portuguese Jewish people since 1614 and still in use. One of the oldest in the world. Here is the grave of Elieser who was a black servant or slave from Africa working for the rich family de Pinto. Elieser converted to Judaism and thus could be buried here. On his grave was written "Sepultura do bom servo Elieser" buried 1629
Cemetery for Portuguese Jewish people since 1614 and still in use. One of the oldest in the world. as in the 1600's it was not allowed to bury non Christians in the town of Amsterdam, the Jewish people managed to buy a plot of land here in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel with now more than 30.000 graves
House and information centre at the entrance. As in the 1600's it was not allowed to bury non Christians in the town of Amsterdam, the Jewish people managed to buy a plot of land here in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel with now more than 30.000 graves