Free Budapest Jewish Quarter Tour

Past and the Present of the Budapest Jewish District

The tour covers the history of the largest synagogue in Europe, leads through the cemetery and the memorial garden, as well as other precious places of worship and the hidden Jewish symbols of the neighbourhood. We explain the complicated history of both the district itself and the Jewish people in Hungary. Highlights: Be part of both moving and educational tour; Experience the historical Jewish Quarter in an up-close and personal way; Learn about famous gentiles who saved thousands of Jews, such as Raoul Wallenberg and Carl Lutz. Description Summary: The tour embraces the history, traditions and legends of the Jewish people in Budapest.You will get a realistic insight into life in Budapest under Nazi occupation.You will have a better understanding of what it meant for a teenager to be Jewish during the periods of WWI and WWII in Budapest and Europe in general; Learn about Hungarian Holocaust history and local heroes; Learn about the history, the culture, and the persons involved in the Jewish communities of Budapest.; Jewish Quarter history and architecture; Contemporary questions about Jewish people lifeExperience the Jewish Quarter from the point of view of a local