Jodenbreestraat

The Jodenbreestraat ("Jewish Broad Street") is a street in the centre of

The street was originally part of the Sint Antoniesbreestraat. In the 17th century, many Jewish emigrants from Portugal and Spain settled in the neighbourhood, and in the second half of the century, the southern section of the Sint Antoniesbreestraat came to be known as Jodenbreestraat ("Jewish Broad Street").

The street served as a marketplace until the late 19th century. In 1893, the city government ordered the merchants to move their stalls to nearby Waterlooplein square.

Rembrandt lived in this street from 1631 to 1635, at the home of art dealer

During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, most residents of Amsterdam's Jewish neighbourhood were deported to the concentration camps where they were murdered. After the war, the neighbourhood was left deserted. Many of the houses began to deteriorate and were eventually demolished. In the 1960s, the city government unveiled plans to build a dual carriageway through the Jodenbreestraat, as well as a metro line underneath the street. To prepare for construction, Jodenbreestraat was significantly widened by demolishing the remaining houses along the north side of the street. However, following heavy riots in 1975, the plans for the dual carriageway were abandoned.

Along the empty north side of the street, a huge new building was constructed in 1971, stretching the entire length of the street: the Burgemeester Tellegenhuis. Popularly known as the "

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