Your focus for this 3-hour history tour will be the main sites of Berlin’s 19th and 20th century Jewish history and the districts of Spandauer Vorstadt and Scheunenviertel (known as the ‘Barn Quarter’) in Berlin-Mitte. Take in the graceful avenue Oranienburger Straße, where the magnificent New Synagoge was erected in 1866. Learn not only of the conflicts between German Jews and Non-Jews but of tensions between the mostly assimilated German Jewry and the so-called Eastern Jews (‘Ostjuden’) who filled Berlin in the 1920s after fleeing anti-Jewish violence in their homelands.
Posted By : Richard_L
Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable guide, Forrest. Presented information in a way that was easy to follow. Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-06-03 09:55:44 
Posted By : carolhJ4673SZ
This tour with forrest was a very good experience in Berlin! Forrest is a:
-walking encyclopedia
-great story teller
-very social
And he points out things you want to know and see that we wouldnt have noticed without him!
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Posted On : 2023-11-06 11:16:20 
Posted By : Companion473894
This was an outstanding tour of Jewish history in Berlin. Our guide, Ronan, was extremely knowledgeable and informative. He shared fascinating stories going back in history to the Jewish people’s arrival in Berlin until the present day. And of course we saw many places we wouldn’t have recognized as vital to Jewish history in Berlin. Lots of opportunity to ask questions. I strongly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-10-10 13:42:57
Posted By : 650kittyl
A great experience covering so much history. We needed 3 more hours for sure! Lee was an excellent guide- professional, extremely knowledgeable and super friendly. We would highly recommend him and this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-06-29 03:41:34
Posted By : Sara_G
Lee was so knowledgeable and so enthused about his subject. He was accommodating and gracious. We were so glad we took his tour!
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Posted On : 2023-06-15 03:21:30
Posted By : Mark_H
Very good tour. Enjoyed the conversation, discussion and his own personal insight to residing in Berlin.
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Posted On : 2022-05-11 12:25:01
Posted By : Lori S
What a wonderful tour! Our guide, Ronan, impressed us with the layers of Jewish history in Berlin if you know where to look, pointing out many details we would have missed on our own. He was open to all our questions and tactful about giving us time to reflect and cope with our emotions at the Holocaust memorial. Glad we booked.
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Posted On : 2022-03-21 17:34:53
Posted By : monicamH3216ZE
Fantastic tour; knowledgeable, nice and patient historian guide! Wonderful off the beaten path tour! Should not be missed
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Posted On : 2021-09-14 01:51:36
Posted By : estelleo764
This was a memorable and meaningful tour. The Barn Quarter and Great Synagogue were so interesting and made us aware how deeply Jewish history is woven into Berlin. We were especially moved by the Rosenstrasse monument and Holocaust memorial. It was great to visit these sites with a passionate, knowledgeable guide. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2021-09-11 07:57:23
Posted By : Resort729013
Excellent tour! This was our second tour with Insight Cities and I was so impressed again with the knowledge and passion of my guide, Lee. He knew so much about Berlin history even beyond its Jewish history. He wove in so many topics and then helped us get to our next destination!
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Posted On : 2021-06-04 09:38:04
