ENGLISH SUMMARY

 

Welcome to BELTSAZAR

 

BELTSAZAR offers a wide range of lectures and city walks focusing on the Jewish history and culture in the Netherlands but also abroad.

 

Lectures include:

-         The historical development of Jewish Amsterdam;

-         Amsterdam, 400 years diamond capitol of the world;

-         The migration of Jews from Europe to the New World (Suriname and New Amsterdam);

-         An introduction to the Dutch Shoah memorial website www.joodsmonument.nl.

-         The history of Jews in Morocco;

 

The city walks are aimed primarily on Jewish Amsterdam, with themes as:

-         Remnants of the Amsterdam diamond industry;

-         The Dutch commemorative culture in sculptures;

-         A walk through a vanished (Jewish) neighbourhood;

-         Traces of Jewish themes in the work of Rembrandt.

 

BELTSAZAR is also specialized in researching Jewish history, mainly in the fields of the 17^th and the early 20^th centuries. BELTSAZAR has a broad network of specialist in related fields.

 

Please, don’t hesitate to inquire for the possibilities and prices.