In December and the coming period, a rich programme of concerts, guided tours, exhibitions and public programmes will take place at various locations in the Plantage
Wednesday 10 December 2025 – daytime
Guided Tour Ets Haim Library
Visit the oldest still-active Jewish library in the world at the Portuguese Synagogue.
• Time: 1.00 – 2.00 pm
• Location: Mr. Visserplein 3
Friday 12 December 2025
Curator’s Tour ‘Photo League: New York 1936–1951’
A guided tour focusing on street photography and social change.
• Time: 2.00 – 3.00 pm
• Location: Jewish Museum, Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1
Thursday 18 December 2025
Celebrate Hanukkah with a Candlelight Concert at the Portuguese Synagogue ✨
Several times a year, the hundreds of candles and the beautiful acoustics create unique concert evenings at the Portuguese Synagogue. During Hanukkah, Sacha van Ravenswade performs both chazzanut and classical music.
• Time: 7.30 – 8.30 pm
• Location: Mr. Visserplein 3
Until 8 November 2026
Exhibition ‘Keep Telling… In Conversation with Holocaust Survivors’
On view at the National Holocaust Museum. Meet twelve Holocaust survivors and engage in interactive conversations with two of them through innovative technology.
• Location: National Holocaust Museum, Bram and Elly Hertzberger Hall
Judeofuturism – public programme on Jewish futures
A series of programmes exploring identity, future imagination, spirituality and technology, with contributions by, among others, Julie Weitz, David Bernstein and Lara Bongard.
• Admission: €12.50
Part of the programme line Wat nu?!, supported by the Netty Rosenfeld Fund. (Exact dates vary per programme.)
Until 11 January
The installation Imagining Futures is still on view. It explores how people in times of crisis can and dare to imagine futures, and what that may mean for them.