Jewish Heritage Tour

Your guide will show you the most important chapters of the Hungarian Jewish history and the Elizabethtown. Meanwhile we will walk through the streets of the so-called Jewish Quarter in Pest. We are going to explore the „status quo ante” Rumbach Street Synagogue (outside visit) and as the highlight of the tour, we will visit the Dohany Street Synagogue (interior visit), which is the largest in Europe and the second largest synagogue in the world. You will also get a local guided tour in the Jewish Museum, where you get acquainted with the Hungarian Jewish heritage trough a unique collection of art pieces from Hungary and Eastern Europe, and the rich tradition of Judaism, its holidays and everyday life. A separate room commemorates the Hungarian Holocaust. Beside these we will visit the Martyrs’ Cemetery, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park with the Tree of Life and the Heroes' Temple (outside visit). After the tour it is possible to visit the Jewish Quarter Exhibition in the Goldmark Hall and the Family Research Center.