Jewish Warsaw heritage – explore the history of the local Jewish community
Warsaw
Book online or call: +44 0800 015 4961
Duration:
8 h
Activity Level:
Easy
Experience:
Family, Historical
Language:
English
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour
Overview
Warsaw was home to more than 400, 000 Jews before World War 2 and it was the most important Jewish center in Europe. Shortly after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 all of them were confined to an area of the city that was little more than 1 square mile. On this tour, you will visit all the remaining places reminding us today about Jewish life in this city from the past to our days.
What's included
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Professional licensed guide
- Transportation in a private vehicle
- Entrance tickets
- All fees and taxes
- Food and drinks
Highlights
A Footbridge Of Memory
One of the most enduring images of the Warsaw Ghetto is that of the footbridge constructed over ul. Chłodna to connect the large and small Ghettos. Commemorating this today is a pair of metal poles connected via optical fibres which, after the sun sets, project the shape of the footbridge over the road via light. Designed by Tomasz de Tusch-Lec and installed in 2011, the memorial also has viewing windows inside the poles where visitors can flip through images of life in the Warsaw Ghetto. By now you’ve also probably noticed the pavement outline that symbolises the ghetto’s borders, which can be found on the sidewalk as you tromp down ul. Chłodna.
Grzybowski Square
Grzybowski Square is a triangular square in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, Poland, between Twarda, Bagno, Grzybowska and Królewska streets.
House of Adam Czerniakow
Standing at ul. Chłodna 20 is a smashing piece of Art Nouveau Warsaw - and yes, there's also a bit of a story behind it. Built in 1913 this is the former residence of Adam Czerniaków. An engineer by profession Czerniaków assumed fame as head of the Judenrat (the Jewish led organisation responsible for implementing Nazi orders in the Ghetto). Troubled by German orders to oversee deportations to Treblinka, Czerniaków chose death by cyanide rather than comply, and his body is now interred in the Jewish cemetery on ul. Okopowa.
Nozyk Synagogue
The Nożyk Synagogue is the only surviving prewar Jewish house of prayer in Warsaw, Poland. It was built in 1898-1902 and was restored after World War II. It is still operational and currently houses the Warsaw Jewish Commune, as well as other Jewish organizations.
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. The Hebrew word Polin in the museum's English name means either "Poland" or "rest here" and relates to a legend about the arrival of the first Jews to Poland.
The Okopowa Jewish Cemetery
The Warsaw Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe and in the world. Located on Warsaw's Okopowa Street and abutting the Christian Powązki Cemetery, the Jewish necropolis was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares of land.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.8 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 517.24 square kilometers, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometers. Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all the Nazi ghettos during World War II. It was established by the German authorities in November 1940; within the new General Government territory of occupied Poland.
Itinerary
09:00
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel.
In the first part of a day, you will visit Grzybowski Square and Nożyk Synagogue (one and only to survive WWII), fragments of the Ghetto wall, footbridge monument on Chlodna street & house of Adam Czerniakow.
You will have time to have lunch.
After lunch, you will visit The Okopowa Jewish Cemetery and the main exhibition of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN.
The driver will take you back to your hotel or another place you are staying.
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