Small-Group Walking Tour in Prague: Stories of Jewish Prague
3 Hours
Mobile Ticket
Hotel Pickup Offered
No
English
Language Offered
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Overview
Explore Prague's Jewish history with a local historian on a 3-hour walking tour of the Jewish Quarter. Visit the city's five remaining synagogues, the Old Jewish Cemetery, and the Jewish Town Hall, while learning about Prague's deep Jewish history, the tragedies of the Holocaust, and the modern-day revival of Jewish life in the city.
Choice of morning or afternoon departure
Small group ensures personal service
3-hour walking tour of Jewish Prague
Explore medieval, wartime, and modern Jewish experiences
Visit the city with a local historian
See the city's five synagogues
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
Walking tour
Historian guide
Exclusions
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities (recommended)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entrance fees to Jewish Museum and Old-New Synagogue (530 CZK
adults; 370 CSK
students)
Departure & Return
Departure point
Jewish Museum Information Center and Cafe at 10am and 2pm (please advise at time of booking)
Departure Time
Departs at 10am and 2pm (please advise at time of booking)
Return Details
Returns to original departure point at approximately
What To Expect
Make your way to the Old-New Synagogue, the longest functioning synagogue in Europe, then set out on a specially-designed route through the Jewish Quarter. Start with the deepest roots of the Prague Jewish community, when local Jews hired Christians to build the synagogue in the late 13th century, and learn about Jewish religious and social customs during the medieval period. Continue to the Renaissance Town Hall that Mordechai Maisel built during the 'golden age' of Prague's Jewish community. Find out how Maisel, then the mayor of the Jewish Quarter, used his own money to pave the neighborhood streets and provide charity. Hear stories about the intellectuals of the period, including writer and theologian Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel. Follow local Jews through the tumultuous years when Empress Maria Theresa expelled the entire community, then her son's reversal of the order with the 'Edict of Toleration.' Learn about life in the Jewish Quarter as Nazi Germany decimated Prague's Jews, and the local politics and ethnic tensions that preceded Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia. Finally, learn about the Jewish experience during the Communist era, and finish the tour with a discussion of Prague's Jewish community today.
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Choice of morning and afternoon departure; please advise at time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel At least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.