Berlin's Best: 2 Hour Walking Tour Third Reich and the Cold War
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In Search of Jewish Berlin Walking Tour
4.9(14 reviews)Berlin, Germany
3hDurationEnglishOffered inMobile ticketTicketNot includedPickupEasyLevel
About this experience
This 3-hour walking tour explores the key sites of Berlin’s Jewish history in the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the Spandauer Vorstadt and Scheunenviertel districts in Berlin-Mitte. Participants will walk along Oranienburger Straße, where the New Synagoge, built in 1866, is located. The tour covers the historical conflicts between German Jews and Non-Jews, as well as the dynamics between assimilated German Jews and the Eastern Jews who arrived in Berlin in the 1920s following anti-Jewish violence in their native countries. This tour is suitable for those interested in history and cultural heritage.
Itinerary
1
Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum
The New Synagoge's grand architecture symbolized and celebrated Jewish assimilation in Germany in the 19th century. It is thus one of the most moving sites on our walk. Today it is home to the Jewish community reviving in Berlin,
2
Die Hackeschen Hoefe
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.
3
Block der Frauen
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.
4
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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.
What's included / not included
3-hour tour of Berlin in the company of a Jewish Studies scholar
Food and drinks
Additional information
Accessibility and comfort
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Good to know
- Your tour guides are professors, grad students or journalists, who are also enthusastic hosts and storytellers. We love helping travelers discover our amazing cities.
Traveller reviews
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