The Sarajevo Jewish Tour, comprising visits to both Sephardim and Ashkenazi synagogues, Haggadah book at the National Museum, Jewish cemetery and Vraca Memorial Park, provides a very comprehensive insight into the Jewish role of the dynamic Sarajevo past. This 4 hour experience will help you to better rationalize the true meaning of the most known Sarajevo nickname: “Little Jerusalem” (Ladino: “Chico Yerushalaim”) and to become more familiar about the Jewish role during the vibrant historic events.
Post Tour Tag: Historical
Visit Kedainia
Jews settled in Kėdainiai in the first half of the 17th century. They were proud of the fact that they were protected by the owners of the town, and were not subject to the jurisdiction of the town. In the 18th century, the Jewish Kahal was one of the greatest and most influential in Žemaitija. The future Gaon of Vilnius Elijahu studied Talmud in Kėdainiai. During the interwar period, Jews were the owners of 150 small companies and stores, they managed a bank, had schools, homes for the elder and orphanages, as well as volunteer firefighter and football teams. At the end of the 19th century, Jews comprised more than 60 percent of the entre population. Three former Jewish synagogues, tent festival Sukot house, and buildings that belonged to other Jews remain here. We remember, cherish, promote and talk about the Jewish community legacy. Duration 2 hours. After the tour, we propose Jewish dish degustation in the restaurant “Smilga”.
Kėdainiai Old Town is a State protected urban monument, one of the seven remaining Old Towns in Lithuania. The town was planned rationally since the end of the 16th century by noblemen Kiškos and Radvilas. Here you will find the old road network and a variety of architectural forms: buildings with Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism features. During the tour, you will learn about the most valuable and interesting object of Old Town. Duration 1–1.5 hours.
JeruLita
When we travel and experience the world, the marks left by other people throughout history influence us and inspire new ideas that help us leave our own mark on this world. Jerulita is a tour operator company founded in 1999. Our mission is to help travelers learn about the culture, heritage, and historical value that places around the world have. Our tours are led by friendly passionate and knowledgeable tour guides. They are always happy to answer questions, make you laugh, tell local stories, and little known facts. Whether you’re looking for a city tour, a bus tour, or solo travel we guarantee your experience with us will be memorable.
Exploring Klaipėda on the Shekel Road
On this sightseeing tour, you’ll travel around present-day Klaipėda (historic Memel) and get to know the multicultural city. You will find out to whom Israel is grateful for its national flag and currency; how many synagogues there were in Klaipėda; what links the Jews of Klaipėda with amber; how a doctor of Jewish origin helped stop the spread of leprosy to Europe; why one of the richest and most famous philanthropists of Memel, merchant Ludwig Wiener, who after his death bequeathed his entire estate to the city magistrate and the poor, was buried in the city cemetery instead of the Jewish cemetery; and why the tour is called “Exploring Klaipėda on the shekel road”. The route will take about 2.5–3 hours, and you will travel about 4 km.
The History of Aukštoji Street, Market Square, and Synagogue Street
Do you know where the tallest fachwerk warehouse in Klaipėda stands? And where was the first synagogue and ritual sauna? What was called Friedrich’s Suburb and what was sold at the suburban market? Or maybe you are wondering what the “East Prussian May Drink” is and where the old townspeople could taste it? From fachwerk to the post road, from amber to the life of the Jewish community in Klaipėda – on a theatrical excursion from Aukštoji to Sinagogų Street.
Original graffiti tour with Augmented Reality
Join the first ever historical graffiti tour with augmented reality and delve deeper into Tel Aviv’s history through art. See unique artworks that were made specifically for this tour by some of the leading artists in Israel and bring them into life with AR technology.
Chef’s Table in Florentine
An intimate dining experience with a chef in South Tel Aviv. Join Chef Amit Raz for a multi course dinner at his charming apartment in Tel Aviv and enjoy a culinary experience customised to your taste buds. Raz will bring his diverse knowledge and experience and local and international flavour to create a unique plant based dining experience.
DelicouShuk
A tantalising taste experience in Israel’s historic food markets. Embark on a culinary journey with a professional chef through the colourful and diverse food culture of Israel. Choose from Israel’s historic markets in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem and learn about the essential local ingredients, savour delicious flavour from the market and learn about the history of the people who have been trading there for years and years.
White City Tour
The ultimate Tel Aviv encounter through the lens of Art, Architecture and food
Get to know Tel Aviv’s History through the perspective of its UNESCO protected architecture, diverse food culture and Street Art. The tour will take us into the heart of the city, the Carmel market , the oldest neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, the American colony and the up-and-coming Florentine. The guide will share his knowledge, personal stories and anecdotes and bring his experience both as professional artist and chef. The following is some of the content that I cover in my tours:
Food:
Cultural diversity and influences on local cuisine/ Is there such a thing as Israeli food?/ Hummus – a love story from the bible / Ashkenazi vs Sephardic/ Kosher law
Architecture:
What is Tel- Aviv without Jaffa / From sand dunes to city / Eclectic style, Bauhaus, brutalism, contemporary/ Le corbusier’s five points of architecture / Garden city / White city, city of
balconies, city of kiosks / Yehuda Magidowitch / Zeev rechter/ Arpad Gut / Joseph Berlin Rothchild/ nahmani / ehad haam/ maze/ Allenby / neve zedek
Graffiti:
Florentine history – bourgeoisie to urban decay to hipster to posh/ Gentrification – the good the bad and the ugly / Techniques of street art – stencil, free hand, paste up / Street art vs Graffiti / Graffiti lingo- tag , bomb, masterpiece, etc.
Approaches and subject matter – political, site specific work, protest base, decorative
Sened, Dede, Mihal Rubin, The MissK, ID, Solomon Souza, Nitzan Mintz, Logik, yigal shtayim, hashtag, Sarah Erenthal, Kislev
Wine Tasting by Night in Old Jaffa
An fascinating Journey of Jaffa’s history through local wines!
Step into the ancient streets of Jaffa and explore the old city through sights, stories and the finest local wines. We will start at the American- German colony sampling local sparkling wine, walk past a Well-House to discover Jaffa’s major industry a century ago and climb up a hill to get a glimpse of the shining lights of Tel Aviv . At each stop we will sample some wine and lean about the unique vineyard the produces it. We will conclude at the flea market, the heart of the night life in Jaffa, with our final tasting and a little snack.
Mondays – Saturdays 19:00- 21:00 or 21:00 – 23:00 except Fridays
