Friday, January 16, 2015

Additional measures at Jewish institutions Amsterdam – NU.nl

Additional measures at Jewish institutions Amsterdam – NU.nl

On the nature of the actions of the Dutch-Jewish Main Synagogue (NIHS) are not communicated, said Chairman of the Board Eron Wolf of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam.

The NIHS in Amsterdam manages eight synagogues in Amsterdam and Amstelveen and a Jewish Cultural Center.

The Jewish Historical Museum and the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam city center remain open. A spokesman declined to say whether additional security measures were taken.



School

The Orthodox Jewish school cheder in the Amsterdam district Buitenveldert is Friday, not even noticing. Which made the administration of the school in an email to the parents know, reports the CSS . The school has about two hundred students who come from all over the Netherlands.

Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs says there is no concrete evidence that the school is threatened, but because the schools close in Belgium, he finds it prudent to keep the school closed. “The board is ultimately responsible for the safety.”

Jewish Amsterdam School remains closed



Belgium

On Thursday it was announced that the Jewish schools Antwerp and Brussels Friday remain closed. This happens as a result of the anti-terror action in Belgium.

There are three Jewish schools in the Netherlands, all three Buitenveldert. The other two schools are open as normal, as the school board said in a letter to parents which is owned by Jonet

Video:. Jewish school Amsterdam Friday closed

By: Reuters / NU.nl

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