The Plancius Building
Plantage Kerklaan 61
In 1876 the Plancius building arose at number 61 Plantage Kerklaan as a centre for the Jewish choral society named 'Practice makes art'. The front façade of the neo-classical building has a Star of David set into it.
Towards the end of the 19th century Plancius was a highly popular location for holding concerts and plays, parties and festivals. The choral society and the Amsterdam Orchestral Society performed in the large auditorium and in the Winter Garden, which resembled a cross between a cafeteria and a conservatory. On Jewish festivals synagogue services were organized there and it also echoed to political debate from social democrats and trade unionists. Every Dutch socialist of any repute spoke on its platform: men such as Domela Nieuwenhuis, Pieter Jelles Troelstra and Henri Polak.
Around the turn of the century the glory of Plancius began to fade: in the early 1900s new buildings were rising in the city which usurped its function. The house was sold in 1913 and converted into an up-to-date base for hiring taxis. Then in the 1990s the building once more gained a cultural function, becoming home to alternative mime and dance companies (on the upper floor). The Dutch Resistance Museum moved in on 1 May 1999.
Collectie en mediatheek
Tafelwet
1887-10-19
Gedicht "Tafelwet" op het huwelijk van Mr. Moses
de Pinto en Mej. Anna de Jongh, 1887.
Collectie > Documenten > 00008589
Kennisgeving
1898-08-23
Kennisgeving van de heer en mevrouw M. Rodrigues Pereira en de heer en mevrouw I.
Zacharias Baruch van het huwelijk van hun kinderen Anna en Isaäc op 23 augustus ...
Collectie > Documenten > 00011012
Overzichtsfoto
195?
Het voormalige feestgebouw Plancius in de Plantage Kerklaan circa 1955.
Collectie > Fotos > 40004564
Prentbriefkaart
1902 (ca.)
Prentbriefkaart van de Plantage Kerklaan in Amsterdam met op
de achtergrond links gebouw Plancius, circa 1902.
Collectie > Fotos > 40007012
Kunstnieuws. : "Bikdei Koudesj."
1902
De godsdienstige vereniging "Bigde Kodesj" vierde
haar vierjarige bestaan met een concert.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20052168
meer treffers in Collectie > Joodse pers
Oefening Baart Kunst
1996
Oefening Baart Kunst.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12004512
