Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comJewish Life in Berlin Half Day Walking Tour
based on Take a morning stroll through Berlin and its pre-war Jewish neighborhoods. Accompanied by an expert guide, Berlin's Jewish history will come alive on this fascinating walking tour. You'll visit all the major sites and buildings associated with the Jewish community in its heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In the 1920s Berlin's Jewish community was the largest in Germany, numbering 200,000 at its height. From the early 1930s until 1945, the community was all but obliterated through immigration, persecution and finally the Holocaust.
On this morning walking tour you'll see the sites of the first synagogue in Berlin; the Boys School, founded by Moses Mendelssohn in the 1780s; the Old Cemetery site on Gross Hamburger Strasse; and the spectacular New Synagogue, now rebuilt as a museum about the pre-war Jewish community and about the synagogue itself.
While you walk, you'll learn about the years of persecution from 1933 to 1945 by visiting the site of the main detention center used by the Nazis (the former Old People's Home). You'll hear about Otto Weidt and his workshop, and how he helped save the lives of many members of the Jewish community. You'll also see the site of the Women's Protest in 1943, perhaps the only mass protest against the Holocaust that ever took place.
This tour is recommended in the Goldapple Guide to Jewish Berlin by Andrew Roth.
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Jewish Cemetery, Berlin
April to October
Monday Departure Point: DEPART EAST BERLIN:
Outside restaurant Weihenstephaner opposite Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station. The meeting point is easy to locate and your guide will be waiting for you.
DEPART WEST BERLIN:
At the taxi stand at Zoo station (Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten). The meeting point is easy to locate and your guide will be waiting for you. Duration: 3 hours (approx.) Return details: Concludes at the New Synagogue at approximately 1:00pm
- Professional guide
- City map, including information regarding public transport and the best of Berlin's museums and nightlife!
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Berlin Transport AB Zone ticket (approx 2.10 Euros) that is available from your guide on the day, this is NOT necessary if you join the tour at the meeting point in East Berlin
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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Terrific company, well-informed guides, very good itineraries. This tour is one of the few given in ... Read more ›
Barbara G, United States of America, November 2008
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