Forbidden Statues...

A few days later, I went back to Amsterdam with the AWC for a special tour of the Old Jewish Quarter with Batya (whom I went to Israel with). As we walked towards the Portuguese Synagogue, we stopped to see two statues that Batya said were forbidden because the artists didn’t have proper permits. Presumably, Music Rises Up was an inside job since it’s within City Hall.

This one was just outside the door of the Oude Kerk (the old church), which is located within the Red Light District. Seeing where Marijke, who was born to a Jewish mother in May 1945 just after the liberation from WWII, grew up was an extra bonus of the tour.