Free Tour of the Jewish Quarter and World War 2

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The Jewish Quarter and its history. Get to know the Jewish culture in Budapest and what it lived through in its darkest moment, "The Second World War".

They say that reality is always stranger than fiction, and on this tour you will be able to prove it. In 1944-45, the Jewish quarter became the Budapest ghetto. An essential tour to understand the most recent and tragic past of the city, and its reflection today.

Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it

AIM:

1. Contextualize Hungary in World War II.
2. Get to know the Jewish people, traditions and history better.
3. The effect of World War II and the Holocaust on Budapest.
4. Discover the moments of light within the darkness that was lived. We will introduce you to the "Righteous Among the Nations"

ITINERARY :

🟢 We start in the Great Synagogue of Budapest, 🕍 the largest in Europe! There we will reveal all the secrets of the "Jewish cathedral" why is it nicknamed like that?...
🟢 Before we enter the ghetto, we will tell you in detail "The Battle of Budapest" one of the bloodiest and most unknown of World War II.
🟢 We will visit the synagogue cemetery and see the "Tree of Life" 🌳 a beautiful tribute to the victims of deportations in Hungary.
🟢 You will know the shocking story of Raoul Wallemberg , and from there we will walk to the Orthodox Synagogue, where we will talk about this Jewish community. Their rituals, costumes, kosher food and many more curiosities.
🟢 Next we will stop at the Carl Lutz Monument to tell you who are the "fair among nations" 🫂 and what role they played in this city.
🟢 And since there is time for everything, we will also talk about urban art ,🎨 since the Jewish quarter is full of murals by street artists and is the cradle of the Ruin Bars
🟢 We will follow the trail of the "stumbling blocks" and we will reach the third synagogue of our tour, Status Quo , does its name have anything to do with the rock group? 🧑‍🎤 We will reveal that secret to you...
🟢 You will be impressed by the ruined building that hides the wall of the Budapest ghetto, the last standing testimony of the Holocaust in this city. There we will talk about Nazism in Hungary, hand in hand with the Arrow Cross Party.

This is a vibrant, powerful tour, crude at times, but necessary... Anyone who doesn't know its history is doomed to repeat it. And to tell you about it, we have professional guides, graduates in Art History, Tourism and who are passionate about Budapest!
Do not miss this Free Tour of the Jewish Quarter and World War II. We will wait for you!

Requirements:
-A minimum of 6 people is required for the tour to start
-In the Free tours we do not accept large group reservations.
Group reservations of 6 or more people who want to attend must pay 7 euros or 3000 huf per person at the beginning.
If not, the guide may not admit them. (This also applies if a group of 6 or more makes several multiple reservations. For example: you are a group of 10 friends, and you make 2 reservations of 5 people)