Odessa Jewish Heritage Tour

5.0 (5 reviews) 5 hours Free cancellation Private tour

out of 5

5 reviews

5.0

Odessa Jewish Heritage Tour — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Odessa Jewish Heritage Tour, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

This Jewish Odessa tour tells the story of Odessa's Jewry since the city's founding till modern times. The “Star in Exile” for an Eastern European Jew in the 19th century. The center of the Haskalah and Zionism. In hundred years Odessa became the third largest Jewish city in the world.

The tour takes you to the temples – the Great Choral Synagogue and Shomrei Shabbos Synagogue. We follow in the footsteps of Odessa’s Zionists, including Meir Dizengoff and Ze'ev Jabotinsky. We see the location of Odessa’s Palestine Committee. We explore some of the darkest sides of Odessa’s Jewish history – pogroms and Holocaust.

But more importantly, we not just visit the sights, our guides skillfully tell the story of the Jewish Odessa, covering spiritual, religious and business aspects.

Aah, and if you’ve read the famous Edmund de Waal’s bestseller “The Hare with Amber Eyes” and keen on walking in the footsteps of the Ephrussis, then you should definitely take this tour!

Half-day Tours Private and Luxury Private Sightseeing Tours Cultural Tours Historical Tours 4WD Tours Ports of Call Tours Shore Excursions

At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English
Operated by: Your Jewish Heritage Guide

Ages: Children (1–15 years) · Adults (16–85 years)

What is included

Included

Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Itinerary

Odessa Synagogue

20 min

We tell you the story of Odessa's Main Synagogue; explore its exterior and interior
Odessa Synagogue

15 min

Will see the Brodsky synagogue from the outside

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Duc de Richelieu statue

End point

We bring the tour guests back to their address in Odessa

Pickup points

Opera Hostel
Ribas Duke Boutique Hotel
E4 Hotel
Hotel Mozart
Londonskaya Hotel
Hotel Reno on Deribasovskaya
IL Decameron Luxury Design Hotel
Otel Chaykovskiy
Hotel Deribas
Metro Hotel Apartments Hotel
Shato Luxe
Wine & Pillow Hotel by Frapolli

and 18 more pickup points

We pick up the guests from their address if they stay in the historical city center, we pick the guests at the cruise dock. Otherwise, the meeting point of the tour is the Duc de Richelieu statue on top of the Potemkin Steps on Primorsky blvd. Please confirm the pick up address while booking the tour.