Anne Frank’s Amsterdam: Jewish History & WWII Semi-Private tour

The journey, in full

Anne Frank House (Exterior Only): Begin your tour by the Anne Frank House, where Anne, her family, and four others hid from the Nazis for two years. Learn about their lives in hiding, their betrayal, and Anne’s enduring legacy. (10 minutes) Admission Ticket (Not Included) Anne Frank Statue & Westerkerk: See the statue of Anne Frank, a tribute to the young diarist, set against the backdrop of Westerkerk, the 17th-century church whose bells she found both a comfort and a reminder of the world beyond the attic. (10 minutes) Homomonument: Visit the first memorial in the world dedicated to persecuted LGBTQ+ individuals, commemorating those who lost their lives under the Nazi regime. (10 minutes) Dam Square & National Monument: Walk through Amsterdam’s historic main square, where the Nazi recruitment office once stood. Pay your respects at the National Monument, a cenotaph honoring victims of World War II and later conflicts. (10 minutes) Statue of Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677): Learn about this Dutch Jewish philosopher whose rationalist ideas on religion and politics were considered radical for his time and later influenced the Enlightenment. (5 minutes) Jewish Resistance Monument (Joods Verzetsmonument): Erected in 1988 to commemorate Jewish resistance fighters who lost their lives during World War II. This site marks the first mass protest against Nazi occupation (10 minutes) Megadlé Jethomiem Orphanage Memorial: Pause at this subtle yet moving sidewalk monument, where stones trace the outline of the orphanage from which Jewish children and their caretakers were deported to Sobibor in 1943. (10 minutes) Portuguese Synagogue & Jewish Museum (Exterior only): Admire what was once the world’s largest synagogue in the world, a symbol of Amsterdam’s once-thriving Jewish community. Across the street, the Jewish Museum offers a deeper insight into Jewish life, history, and culture in the Netherlands. (10 minutes) The Dockworker Statue: Reflect on this powerful statue, commemorating the February Strike of 1941, when thousands of workers staged the first public protest in occupied Europe against Nazi persecution. (10 minutes) Deaf Memorial: A small but poignant monument honoring Jewish deaf and hard-of-hearing victims, labeled as “Untermenschen” by the Nazis and systematically murdered. (10 minutes) Auschwitz Monument: In a quiet corner of Wertheimpark, this shattered mirror memorial reflects the sky, symbolizing how the heavens themselves were broken by the horrors of Auschwitz and other concentration camps. (10 minutes) National Holocaust Memorial & Stumbling Stones: Visit the National Holocaust Names Monument, engraved with the names of 102,000 Jewish victims and 220 Roma and Sinti murdered by the Nazis. See the Stumbling Stones, small brass plaques embedded in the pavement, each marking the last known residence of a deported Holocaust victim. (10 minutes)