Itinerary
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Pass By: Fungarian, Budapest Hungary
From Herzl Square and the Great Synagogue we begin the guided walk in the Jewish Quarter, including major landmarks of the city’s World War II ghetto of 1944.
Stop At: Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga), Dohany utca 2-8, Budapest 1074 Hungary
Stop at the Dohány Street Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue is a historical building in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is the largest synagogue in Europe, seating 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism.
You will discover not only why this synagogue is unique architecturally, but also find out about the fate of Hungarian Jewry at the time of the Second World War, as well as learning how many internationally famous personages were Hungarian Jews.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Rumbach Street Synagogue, Rumbach Sebestyen utca 11-13, Budapest 1075 Hungary
Stop at the Moorish Rumbach Sebestyén utca Synagogue was built in 1872 by Austrian Secessionist architect Otto Wagner for the "moderate Conservative" community. The interior decorations shine in their old, graceful light after the long-overdue facelift.
Come with us and see this unusual and beautiful synagogue and find out how it differs from the others in the area.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Carl Lutz Memorial, Dob utca 10, Budapest 1072 Hungary
During the war, Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz helped save tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest from persecution and deportation. Located in the area of the former Budapest ghetto is a monument dedicated to his memory.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kazinczy Street Synagogue, VII. Kazinczy Street 29-31, Budapest 1075 Hungary
In a small side-street you can find Budapest's Orthodox synagogue.
The Orthodox Synagogue was built in 1913 in what was at the time a very modern design. It has late art nouveau touches and is decorated in bright colours throughout. The stained-glass windows in the ceiling were designed by Miksa Róth.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Jewish Quarter, Centre of 7th district, Budapest 1074 Hungary
Towards the end of WWII, the Jews of Budapest were herded into a ghetto, and a small section of the ghetto’s wall still stands in the heart of Budapest.
Come with us and find out the secrets of the ghetto, the life of its inmates and their eventual fate.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Dohány Street, Budapest, Dohány u., Hungary
Wrap up session in a nearby Café.
Duration: 20 minutes