In Search of Jewish Berlin - Small Group 3-hour Tour | La Vacanza Travel

In Search of Jewish Berlin - Small Group 3-hour Tour

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Germany, Berlin, Berlin
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  • 3 hours
  • Berlin
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Your focus for this 3-hour history tour will be the main sites of Berlin’s 19th and 20th century Jewish history and the districts of Spandauer Vorstadt and Scheunenviertel (known as the ‘Barn Quarter’) in Berlin-Mitte. Take in the graceful avenue Oranienburger Straße, where the magnificent New Synagoge was erected in 1866. Learn not only of the conflicts between German Jews and Non-Jews but of tensions between the mostly assimilated German Jewry and the so-called Eastern Jews (‘Ostjuden’) who filled Berlin in the 1920s after fleeing anti-Jewish violence in their homelands.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum, Oranienburger Str. 28 - 30, 10117 Berlin Germany

The New Synagoge's grand architecture symbolized and celebrated Jewish assimilation in Germany in the 19th century. It is thus one of the most moving sites on our walk. Today it is home to the Jewish community reviving in Berlin,

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Auguststrasse, Auguststraße, 10 Berlin, Germany

Auguststrasse was once alive with Jewish institutions, for just one example the Jewish Girls’ School undertaken between 1927 and 1928. The school building, located at Auguststraße 11-13, is historical monument built by architect Alexander Beer, characterised by the New Objectivity style. Today it is home to an exhibit hall and a coffee shop that are well worth a visit.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Die Hackeschen Hoefe, Rosenthaler Str. 40/41 Hakerscher Markt, 10178 Berlin Germany

A vibrant Jewish community developed around Hackescher Markt, where we take in the graceful architecture and stories of German Jewish life on Spandauer Vorstadt and Scheunenviertel (known as the “Barn Quarter”) in Berlin-Mitte.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Block der Frauen, Rosenstrasse, Berlin Germany

The moving memorial is dedicated to the was sustained protest demonstrations by the non-Jewish wives and relatives of Jewish men who had been arrested by the Nazis and targeted for deportation.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, 10117 Berlin Germany

Designed by architect Peter Eisenman, you will have a personal experience of passing through the sobering labyrinth of 2711 concrete slabs meant to represent Germany's acknowledgment of the Holocaust.

Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions
  • 3-hour tour of Berlin in the company of a Jewish Studies scholar

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Your tour guides are professors, grad students or journalists, who are also enthusastic hosts and storytellers. We love helping travelers discover our amazing cities.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Rosenthaler Str. 40-41, 10178 Berlin, Germany


Return Details

Berlin, Germany

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

carolhJ4673SZ

06 Nov, 2023

This tour with forrest was a very good experience in Berlin! Forrest is a: -walking encyclopedia -great story teller -very social And he points out things you want to know and see that we wouldnt have noticed without him!

Companion473894

10 Oct, 2023

This was an outstanding tour of Jewish history in Berlin. Our guide, Ronan, was extremely knowledgeable and informative. He shared fascinating stories going back in history to the Jewish people’s arrival in Berlin until the present day. And of course we saw many places we wouldn’t have recognized as vital to Jewish history in Berlin. Lots of opportunity to ask questions. I strongly recommend this tour.

650kittyl

29 Jun, 2023

A great experience covering so much history. We needed 3 more hours for sure! Lee was an excellent guide- professional, extremely knowledgeable and super friendly. We would highly recommend him and this tour.

Sara_G

15 Jun, 2023

Lee was so knowledgeable and so enthused about his subject. He was accommodating and gracious. We were so glad we took his tour!

Mark_H

11 May, 2022

Very good tour. Enjoyed the conversation, discussion and his own personal insight to residing in Berlin.

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