Mokum: Amsterdam’s Jewish Name

Many people refer to Amsterdam as the Venice of the North, a pertinent name for a city with two hundred canals. Few people know Amsterdam’s second name, Mokum, Yiddish for place or town. Mokum is an appropriate name, because the city has welcomed Jews ever since the 16th century. Yet, life was not always easy

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Mokum: Amsterdam’s Jewish Name

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