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Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw – where the past permeates the present

Mona - The Art and Food Lover

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Mona - The Art and Food Lover

Take a journey to pre-war Warsaw, 1/3 of which was inhabited by Jews. Discover places that were important to this community and find out how everything changed for them with the start of WWII. As we will walk beneath the former Jewish quarter of Muranów, we will pay tribute to its given inhabitants.

Experience details

  • Destination

    Warsaw

  • Category

    Off the beaten track

  • Duration

    2.5 hours

  • Mode of transport

    Walking

  • Available languages

    English • Deutsch • Español • Polski

  • What's included

    Private guide

Here’s an overview of your tour

There was a time when one third of Warsaw's inhabitants considered themselves Jewish. Nalewki Street was the most important, lively and populous street for this community. And the magnificent Great Synagogue on Tłomackie was an important centre not only for religious practice but also for culture. World War II brought all of that to a devastating end.

For this tour, I have chosen both places that are associated with the extraordinary culture and traditions of Warsaw's Jews, as well as with their tragic fate and struggle for life in the ghetto.

We will use our imagination in the places where Jews lived, did their businesses, where they relaxed and prayed. We will visit sites that are memorials to their heroic struggle, but also to their surrender to fate and suffering. We will see what the former Jewish quarter of Muranów looks like today - green, beautiful and full of life.

If you are interested in other places related to the Jewish community in Warsaw, just let me know, and I'll master a tailor-made tour for you! Hope to see you soon!

Your itinerary

  • Meeting point

    Pomnik Juliusza Słowackiego w Warszawie
  • Meeting point

    Juliusz Słowacki Statue at Bankowy square - Pomnik Juliusza Słowackiego
  • Jewish Historical Insitute

    During the war, the building was one of the centers of Jewish social life in the Warsaw ghetto, now it provides a great archive of Jewish documentary
  • Stare Nalewki Street

    Nalewki Street was the most lively and vibrant street in the so-called northern Jewish quarter, full of shops, manufactories and stalls
  • Krasińskich Garden

    An oasis of calm and a place of rest for Warsaw residents; during the WWII excluded from the Ghetto
  • Szmul Zygielbojm monument

    An extraordinary memorial to one who could not come to terms with the extermination of the Jews
  • Anielewicz Mound at Mila 18

    A mound commemorating the deaths of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
  • Umschlagplatz Monument

    The monument marks the departure point for Jews transported to Treblinka Extermination Camp, where ca. 300,000 Jewish people died
  • Willy Brandt Square and monument

    A memorial to Willy Brandt's tribute to the murdered Jews of Warsaw and all victims of World War II. Good bye!
  • Square at Polin Museum with the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes

    One of the most important places to commemorate the Jews, where Varsovians place daffodils on the anniversary of the Ghetto Uprising
I have a teen daughter with us - is it possible to plan a drinks and bites tour with her?
Me13:42
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Of course! I can definitely tailor our tour for you and your daughter! :)
Local host Maria13:44
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  • Tips

    • Bring a reusable water bottle to reduce plastic
    • Be mindful of sharing the real secret spots - let's keep them a secret
    • Be aware of cultural norms & be mindful
  • Included

    • Private guide
  • Cancellation

    • Receive a full refund for cancellations done 7 days before the experience date.
    • Your experience can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase.

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