Jewish Quarter Walking Tour

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Duration: 3h
Location: Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
Pre-WWII sites of significant Jewish landmarks
Revitalized community & buildings, including New Synagogue
Otto Weidt’s workshop—Berlin’s own “Schindler”
Old Jewish Cemetery—resting place for influential figures
History of an area dramatically altered over 4 centuries

Inclusions:
Guided walking tour of the Jewish sights in Berlin
Commentary in English
Map

Description:

Although devastated during the Nazi era, the old Jewish quarter is still home to many significant sites. Find historical landmarks related to the area's heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries and explore how the community has rejuvenated and re-established itself in modern-day Berlin.

Begin with a walk around the hidden sites of a bygone era. See the location of the former Old Synagogue, the boys' school founded by Moses Mendelssohn, and in turn, his final resting place in the peaceful Old Jewish Cemetery.

Discover the workshop of Otto Weidt and learn from your guide about his fight for the protection of his Jewish workers, for which he was posthumously recognized. Take a moment for personal reflection at the column commemorating the “Women’s Protest”—a rare moment of successful opposition against the Holocaust.

The charming New Synagogue, with its impressive dome, serves as an excellent symbol for the resurgence of Berlin’s Jewish community.