The Rapenburgerstraat Synagogue in Amsterdam is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1882-83, restored in 1973. This brick building now serves as an office.
For more information visit on this building visit http://historicsynagogueseurope.org/browser.php?mode=set&id=25658
The Esnoga (Talmud Torah) Synagogue in Amsterdam is also known as the Portuguese Synagogue. It is Sephardic synagogue constructed in 1675. Esnoga means synagogue in Ladino, the traditional Judao-Spanish language of the Sephardic Jews. It is still an active place of worship and tourist destination.
The building was constructed on a rectangular plan between the Uilenburgerstraat and Uilenburgergracht in the shadow of a mill for the benefit of "Brouwerij Van der Waereld". For centuries it was only accessible via corridors (alleys to the buildings behind).
The Ashkenazi Synagogue at Uilenburgerstraat in Amsterdam was built in 1765-66. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.
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