Jewish History Tour
This special tour traces the long and often arduous history of Jews in Paris and France. Tour includes:
- History of Jewish population from150AD when the Romans settled Paris, to the Middle Ages when Jews were habitually persecuted, to the surprising freedom Napoleon granted Jews in the early 1800s, to the thriving late 1800s when Jews flourished in the arts, literature, and finance, to the Dreyfus affair, to the Holocaust and finally the present day culture and community of Jews living in France
- A visit to the Shoah Memorial Holocaust Museum, which lists the 72,000 names of Jews that died in the Holocaust, extensive coverage including photos, propaganda, artifacts and videos, and an eternal flame to commemorate those who died.
- A stroll on rue des Rosiers in the Marais area and the ancient streets of the former Pletzl, now a lively area filled with Jewish food shops, worldwide famous falafel stands, kosher restaurants, bakeries, and bookshops.
- An outside view of an Art Nouveau synagogue built by one of France’s most famous architects
- A traditional Jewish pastry at an authentic Kosher bakery, Kocarz. (Not included in the price of the tour)
Price:
275 euros for 1 to 3 people, 90 euros for each additional person
Tour times:
(2 hour tour daily except Saturday)
Morning tour 10am-12pm
Afternoon tour 2:30pm-4:30pm
