One of the best kept renaissance fortifications in the Netherlands is Elburg ('Old Fortress'). At the end of the 19th century the Jews of Elburg acquired a building inside the fortress and turned it into a synagogue. This building has now been reverted into a lovely museum with yearly renewed expositions. The Jews of Elburg were revered by the local population. Witness of this fact is the Jewish cemetery, which is located on the rampart opposite the St Nicholas church. Next to the Synagogue museum there exists a wonderful Elburg museum, which is located inside a former medieval monastery and an Organ museum, which is located inside a Renaissance town castle.

Very interesting place with a great history! Extremely nice people!! I wish more of the explanations were in English. If you go there, go see the Jewish semetery near by.

Very interesting museum about Jewish life in Elburg before WW2.

It was so sad to learn what had happened to the Jews of Elburg. Very hard experience. As a whole, Elburg is such a magical place, combining really old restorated town, with great food and designed stores, nice people, great second hand stores ,lovely places to take a walk. We went there on our last day and it was really so good

For the price I expected so much more. If I wanted to spend my afternoon reading, well I have a library for that. I was so looking forward to going and was to be honest overly disappointed in lack of anything to view. It was just endless text and recordings to listen to. Everyone has to put their bags in lockers, when everything they do have out is behind glass displays. Save yourself sometime and money and head to a library instead.

A small museum with interesting stories about several jewish families that didn't survival the holocaust.

Friends suggested this visit because I love and support Jewish people and the nation of Israel. I'm very interested to learn about the Diaspora and life among Jewish communities outside of the Land of Promise. Excellent standard of film and exhibits and it was fascinating to have the history of Jewush families laid out, modelled and depicted within a synagogue. I wish I had allowed a full afternoon visit of 2-3 hours. Most of the museum is bilingual, Dutch / English. Thank you to all who have honoured the Jews in this way. We owe a debt to them for our salvation!

I have come to Elburg and especially this museum each time I am near. History is as breathtaking as the views. It's best to know a local! The basement has never been open before! It was so amazing!

It is for sure one of the places you should visit in Elburg. Don't forget to start with the movie about the historical facts of the Jewish residents of this picturesque city and in common from the 13th century until world war II in the Netherlands. Shalom 🙏

Sadly, the building is emptied of all Jewish attributes, but the exhibit was very well done and informative.

Interesting exposition with details from some local families' lives...what happened to them during WW2.

Small, but worth a visit. Take some time for it.