Jewish Berlin: Walking tour The Old Jewish Quarter (private 3 Hours tour)

Discover Berlin's Jewish Quarter through the eyes of people who are active in Jewish life in Berlin. All of our guides are academics, who have spend a long time on research concerning the history of Berlin's Jewish history. A comprehensive walking tour of the area around Hackescher Markt, with stories from the early beginnings in the Middle Ages to these days.

1. 1

   Stop 1

   15 min

   We shall see the site of the oldest synagogue in Berlin, which will give us a chance ti discuss the early beginnings of the Jewish settlement in Berlin.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   15 min

   The site of the women's protest from Rosenstrasse, where gentile women protested for the release of the Jewish husbands.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   15 min

   The courtyards where eastern European Jews, who immigrated to Berlin at the turn of the 20th Century used to live.

4. 4

   Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt

   20 min

   Visit the museum and hear about the rescue project of a German man called Otto Weidt. He risked his like to save his Jewish employees.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   15 min

   The old Jewish cemetery where among others Mosses Mendelssohn was buried.

6. 6

   Missing House

   5 min

   Memorial by the artist Christian Boltanski

7. 7

   Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum

   15 min

   See the Synagogue and hear about its history.

• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Wheelchair accessible
• Children must be accompanied by an adult (unless pre-arranged with us)
• Dress code : Men should wear a head covering during the optional entrance to the cemetery.
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide, tour also available in German, Hebrew, English and other languages

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.