ue ▁or ▁S nog e ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Amsterdam ▁near ▁Water lo ople in . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁small ▁P IG - Se ph ard ic ▁syn agog ue ▁in ▁Am st elve en ▁with ▁week ly ▁activities . ▁Al most ▁all ▁community ▁members ▁live ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁surr ound ings . ▁The ▁P IG ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁youth ▁group , ▁called ▁J - PI G ▁( J ong eren ▁Port uge es - Is ra ël it ische ▁Geme ente ) ▁( You ng sters ' ▁Portuguese ▁Israel ite ▁Community ). ▁Chief ▁Rab bi ▁( ch ach am ) ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁S . ▁Rod rig ues ▁Pere ira , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁rabb is ▁that ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁Since ▁he ▁died ▁the ▁community ▁has ▁been ▁led ▁by ▁rabb is ▁B . ▁Dru k arch , ▁S . ▁H ali wa ▁and ▁since ▁about ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁Rab bi ▁Dr . ▁P . B . ▁To led ano , ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁London ▁but ▁vis its ▁Amsterdam ▁frequently . ▁ ▁C em eter ies ▁ ▁Several ▁Se ph ard ic ▁Jewish ▁c em eter ies ▁have ▁been ▁founded ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁Jews ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁grown ▁to ▁be ▁huge ▁monuments ▁of ▁a ▁once ▁l ively ▁community . ▁On ▁the ▁most ▁well - known ▁is ▁Beth ▁Ha im ▁in ▁O uder ker k ▁aan ▁de ▁Am st el .