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The Jewish Quarter: Sephardim, Spinoza and Resistance
Spinoza and the expulsion without an Esnoga bring the theme of freedoms to the boundaries of belonging to a community.
Freedom and Tolerance in Amsterdam: audio walks
What freedom did Amsterdam offer, and who was denied it?
4 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksAmsterdam's reputation for tolerance invites a more precise question: which freedoms were offered, and to whom? These walks examine the possibilities and limits of living in the city. Their stories compare contexts and people, without treating tolerance as a label that can explain every episode of the past on its own.
In “The Jewish Quarter”: Spinoza and the expulsion without an Esnoga bring the theme of freedoms to the boundaries of belonging to a community.
In “The old harbour and the VOC”: The church people were allowed to see and the motorway that never arrived invite questions about who decided how the city could be lived in and displayed.
In “Red-Light District and harbour”: The church hidden in an attic and the Zeedijk's stories let you consider which freedoms were visible and which needed shelter.
Choose from 4 independent walks in Amsterdam. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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Western Canals: Anne Frank and the Westerkerk
Descartes wrote that there was no country where one could enjoy a freedom so complete.
From the Old Harbour to the East India Company
The church people were allowed to see and the motorway that never arrived invite questions about who decided how the city could be lived in and displayed.
The Red-Light District and the Old Harbour
The church hidden in an attic and the Zeedijk's stories let you consider which freedoms were visible and which needed shelter.
Amsterdam, before you go
Canals, bridges and narrow façades invite aimless walks. Enjoy them attentively: between the water, trams and bicycles, the best place to look is a clear patch of pavement.
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