The Jewish Northern Cemetery in Nörrebro was formerly the principal Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark. It has an area of 13,500 square metres and contains contains some 5,500 burials.
Many prominent Jewish families are buried here such as the parents of Nobel prize winner Niels Bohr, the grandfather of famous comedian and pianist Viktor Borge and the Bing family who started the company known today as Royal Copenhagen Porcelain.
The oldest burial in the cemetery is from 1694. The cemetary expanded to its current size in 1854. The last burial in The Jewish Northern Cemetery was in 1967.
Since 1886 Jews have mainly been buried at Vestre Mosaic Cemetery which is in use today.
Next to The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen you can find the Jewish Community Center. The Jewish Community in Denmark is an officially recognized religious community with approximately 1,800 members. There is an estimated number of 6-7,000 Jews in Denmark of which most are living in Copenhagen and the immediate surroundings.
There has been a Jewish presence in Denmark for more than 400 years. In 1814, the new Royal Decree was issued which gave Jews who were born in Denmark the same rights as other citizens of Denmark.
Today the Danish Jewish Community contains Jews with many different opinions and ways to live a Jewish life. The community is in other words the framework of a broad cultural community for both religious and non-religious (secular) Jews.
There is also a broad variety of organizations in the Jewish Community, many of them are branches of international Jewish organisations such as WIZO, The Zionist Federation, Keren Kayemet, Keren Hayesot, Maccabi (Hakoah) and B’nei Akiva. They all contribute to a rich cultural life in the community.
The community- and cultural centre of the Jewish Community is located next to the Synagoge.
On this 1,5-hour tour we will focus on the area close to The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen.
We start with a visit inside the Synagogue (closed Fridays and Sundays)
Although never many in number, Danish Jews have had an important influence on Danish culture and history. Your Jewish guide will share personal stories about the miraculous rescue of the Danish Jewish during WW2, and about present Jewish life.
During this tour you will pass Copenhagen landmarks such as: The historic Round Tower, The Cathedral, The Stumbling Stones, The University, The Statue of Niels Bohr
The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen.
The Danish Jewish experience – 3-day full program
Past – present – future
We have created an exciting 3-day itinerary, for the ultimate Jewish experience in and around Copenhagen, Denmark.
The program is highly flexible and can be adjusted to fit your personal needs and wishes. This includes changing the order of the tours, making cuts and adding to the program, to make it all fit with your particular travel plans.
Experience our dramatic Jewish history on historical locations in cities like:
• Copenhagen
• Elsinore
• Hornbäk
• Gilleleje
• Dragör fishing village
We can also provide assistance with:
• Kosher catering
• Transfers from the airport or cruise ship
• Lunch boxes • Hotel Booking
• Organizing additional Jewish program in Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway)
• Composing all general aspects of your visit to Copenhagen and greater Denmark.
Jewish Copenhagen only uses the best local Jewish guides as well as suppliers of the highest available standard.
5-hour tour by car
On this 5-hour tour Rescue Route 3, we will pick you up a you hotel or cruise ship and take you for experiencing Jewish and general sights. The tour includes a visit inside The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen (closed Fridays and Sundays) and a visit to the amazing Danish Jewish Museum, designed by Daniel Liebeskind. With a limousine available for 5-hours we are able to cover all the key sights in Copenhagen as well as all the Jewish sights.
During this tour you will pass Copenhagen landmarks such as: The Little Mermaid, The Gefion Fountain, The City Hall, Tivoli Gardens The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen, The historic Round Tower, The Cathedral, The Stumbling Stones, The Pedestrian Street “Ströget”, The University, The Statue of Niels Bohr, Christiansborg Palace (The Parliament), The Royal Library and The Danish-Jewish-Museum.
After the visit The Danish-Jewish Museum we drive to the picturesque little fishing village of Dragör. Here your Jewish guide will share the true account of the miraculous rescue of their family and 7.000 Jews.
Brave fishermen helped more than 95 % of the Jewish population in Denmark to safety in Sweden in a heroic act, the world had never seen before. Many Jewish Danes escaped from the village Dragör on small fishing boats. One of these boats was the fishing boat Elisabeth K571k, which ferried many Danish Jews to safety in Sweden on the cold and dark nights of October 1943.
This authentic boat is still in the harbour waiting to be explored.
Combination of a 3-hour walking tour followed by 2 hours by car.
On this 5-hour Rescue Route 2, we will start with a 3-hour walking tour experiencing Jewish and general sights. We start with a visit inside The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen (closed Fridays and Sundays) and continue through the old city ending the tour after a visit to the amazing Jewish Museum, designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
During this tour we will pass Copenhagen landmarks such as: The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen, The historic Round Tower, The Cathedral, The Stumbling Stones, The Pedestrian Street “Ströget”, The University, The Statue of Niels Bohr, Christiansborg Palace (The Parliament), The Royal Library and The Danish-Jewish-Museum.Jewish Walking tour followed by a visit to Dragör fishing village
On this Rescue Route 2, we start our tour at The Danish Jewish Museum designed by world-famous architect Daniel Liebeskind.
After the visit a limousine is waiting outside to take you to the picturesque little fishing village of Dragör. Here your Jewish guide will share the true account of the miraculous rescue of their family and 7.000 Jews.
Brave fishermen helped more than 95 % of the Jewish population in Denmark to safety in Sweden in a heroic act, the world had never seen before. Many Jewish Danes escaped from the village Dragör on small fishing boats. One of these boats was the fishing boat Elisabeth K571k, which ferried many Danish Jews to safety in Sweden on the cold and dark nights of October 1943.
This authentic boat is still in the harbour waiting to be explored.
Visit to the Jewish Museum followed by 2 hours by car. On this Rescue Route 1 tour, we start at The Danish Jewish Museum designed by world famous architect Daniel Liebeskind. Here you will learn about 400 years of Jewish presence in the Danish Kingdom. After the visit a limousine is waiting outside to take us to the picturesque fishing village of Dragör. Here your Jewish guide will share the true account of the miraculous rescue of their family and 7.000 Jews.
Brave fishermen helped more than 95 % of the Jewish population in Denmark to safety in Sweden in a heroic act, the world had never seen before. Many Jewish Danes escaped from the village Dragör on small fishing boats. One of these boats was the fishing boat Elisabeth K571, which ferried many Danish Jews to safety in Sweden in dark and cold nights in October 1943. This authentic boat is still in the harbour waiting to be explored.
Today Dragör Town is a charming village with old half-timbered houses, cozy cafes and restaurants only 8 miles from the center of Copenhagen. The visit to Dragör will not only evoke the past, but also give you an interesting and unique experience of life in a small Danish coastal village.
On this 3-hour tour we will experience Jewish and general sights. We start with a visit inside The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen (closed Fridays and Sundays) and continue through the old city ending the tour after a visit to the amazing Jewish Museum, designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
On this tour you will learn about the history of Copenhagen, Danish history as well as the 400 year history of Jewish presence in the Danish Kingdom. Your Jewish guide will share personal stories about the miraculous rescue of the Danish Jewish during WW2, and about present Jewish life.
During this tour you will pass Copenhagen landmarks such as: The Great Synagogue of Copenhagen, The historic Round Tower, The Cathedral, The Stumbling Stones, The Pedestrian Street “Ströget”, The University, The Statue of Niels Bohr, Christiansborg Palace (The Parliament), The Royal Library and The Danish Jewish Museum.
This tour is perfect if you want to combine a Copenhagen City Tour with a Jewish tour.
Jewish Copenhagen was established in 2006 by Charlotte Thalmay, who is born and raised in Copenhagen and active in the Jewish Community.
The mission of Jewish Copenhagen, is to bring alive the history of Jewish life in Denmark. All the way back from 1622, up to the present with its everyday stories of being a minority in a small country.
All our guides are Jewish, handpicked, each with unique family stories about the rescue of the Danish Jews during WW2.
Jewish Copenahagen organizes all kinds of tours with a Jewish as well as a generel aspect of Denmark. Walking tours, tours by car, group tours by bus, religiuos tours, shabbat dinners and much more.
We are happy to customize the perfect tour for you.
Qesher is an independent initiative introducing different Jewish communities from around the world. Your contributions to the talks allow us to continue with our mission. You can choose from three different admission fees according to your ability. We also donate 10% of the profits of every talk to different projects and institutions.
Qesher, connection in Hebrew, is a project for an unusual time, in which physical borders have become stronger, but we are more in contact than ever.
There are Jewish communities all around the globe with their own unique history, culture, places, and most of all people and stories. All of them different, but sharing so much. We would like to invite you to a virtual journey to discover some of these Jewish stories from around the world.
Therefore every week we introduce speakers from different regions and communities to give you the chance to enrich and deepen your knowledge of our shared Jewish heritage from wherever you happen to be.
