In Search of Jewish Berlin Private Walking Tour

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About this activity

This private guided 3-hour history tour will be covering 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. Taking in the graceful avenue, Oranienburger Straße, where the magnificent New Synagoge was erected in 1866, you 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 dramatic anti-Jewish violence in their homelands.

The tour route is flexible and can be customized upon your request.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English
Operated by: Insight Cities

What is included

Included

Included: Private tour
Included: The tour route is flexible and can be customized upon your request
Included: 3-hour private guided tour of Berlin in the company of a Jewish Studies scholar

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum

30 min

Your walk begins at the remaining foundations of the so-called Old Synagogue, where your guide, a Jewish Studies scholar, helps you to grasp the challenges faced by German Jews during the middle ages and renaissance and to appreciate the rich cultural life developed by Berlin’s Jewish community in spite of their vulnerable status.
Stop 2

20 min

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.
Die Hackeschen Hoefe

20 min

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.
Block der Frauen

20 min

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.
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

20 min

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.

Meeting point and pickup

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

Meeting point

Berlin Berlin, Germany See on map

Please meet your guide outside Hackescher Hof Restaurant & Café, Rosenthaler Str. 40/41, 10178 Berlin.

End point

Pickup points

Unless hotel pick up has been arranged, please meet your guide 15 minutes before start time at the default meeting point, Hackescher Hof Restaurant & Café, Rosenthaler Str. 40/41, 10178 Berlin.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

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Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Your tour guides are expert local historians and enthusiastic hosts who love helping travelers delve deeper into Berlin's sites and history.
The tour route is flexible and can be customized upon your request