Learn more about the history of Berlin's Jewish community during a private and guided tour.
Berlin's Jewish community dates back to 1671 and was the largest Jewish community in Germany until World War II and the devastation of the Nazis. After reunification, it began to thrive again and is now one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing in the world. Hear about moving fates and visit monuments while strolling through Berlin's streets. Explore the entire topography of Berlin's Jewish history through the numerous memorials and sites of Jewish life.
See the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial), and admire the spectacular architecture of the Jewish Museum. Visit the memorial "Gleis 17" and the large Jewish cemeteries such as the cemetery on Schönhauser Allee, where the famous painter Max Liebermann is buried. Stroll through the Spandauer Vorstadt, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Berlin. Explore the lifestyle district around the must-see Hackesche Höfe and see charming boutiques, hip cafés, and trendy galleries. Learn more about the neighborhood, which was also once the epicenter of Jewish life in Berlin.
Stroll past the site of Berlin's first synagogue as well as the restored New Synagogue. Tour Otto Weidt's former workshop for the blind, and see the home of the world's first female rabbi. Stroll along Große Hamburger Straße with the city's oldest Jewish cemetery, the Jewish high school, and the memorial at the former Jewish nursing home.
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