How did Amsterdam become the Jerusalem of The West? History of Jewish Amsterdam 1500 – 2024 Published 22 mrt 2024 History with Hilbert From the Second Half of the 16th Century, Exiled Jews from Iberia, Particularly from Portugal, Started Coming to Amsterdam, an Up and Coming City that had Risen from the Marshes in the Previous Centuries. Since Then, Amsterdam has Become the Booming Capital of The Netherlands and Its Erstwhile Global Empire. Jews have Played an Important Role in Dutch, but Particularly in the History of Amsterdam throughout the Centuries. Giving the VOC and the Dutch an Advantage over their Portuguese Adversaries in the 16th and 17th Centuries, Allowing for Trading Opportunities and Connections with the Ottoman Empire and Other Sephardic Jewish Communities across the World, and Later Became an Important Part of the Fabric of Life in The Netherlands. 00:00 – 01:14 Intro 01:14– 03:18 Expulsion of Jews From Portugal 03:18 –06:40 Portuguese, Sephardic, Jews in Amsterdam 06:40 – 8:06 Baruch Spinoza 08:06–09:50 Jews and the Portuguese Dutch Wars 09:50 –12:00 Jews in The Eighteenth Century Netherlands 12:00–13:55 Ashkenazi Jews in Amsterdam 13:55 –15:39 Jews in The Nineteenth Century Netherlands 15:39 –20:35 The Holocaust in The Netherlands 20:37 – 23:09  … Meer lezen over History with Hilbert – How did Amsterdam become the Jerusalem of the West? + AT5 Extra – Geschiedenis van Joods Amsterdam (1) + (2)