Budapest Dohany Great Synagogue & Jewish Ghetto Tour

Budapest Dohany Great Synagogue & Jewish Ghetto Tour

Visitors who wish to get acquainted with the Budapest Jewish district and see Europe's largest synagogue are recommended to participate in this program to learn about the Hungarian Jewish history and the Hungarian Holocaust. The area covered by the walk used to be the Budapest Ghetto and is one of the today's cultural, commercial and entertainment centers of colorful multicultural Budapest.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga), Dohany utca 2-8, Budapest 1074 Hungary

Visit the largest Jewish temple of Europe, learn about the Hungarian Neologue Jewish Community and the history of the Hungarian Jewry.

See the spectacular architectural masterpiece of the 1850's Budapest and admire the organ played by Franz Liszt as well.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park, Dohany Dohany Street Synagogue, Budapest 1074 Hungary

Learn about the Hungarian Holocaust and the Righteous Gentiles who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews risking their own lives.

Visit the Emmanuel Tree of Life Memorial.

Visit the Holocaust Cemetery created on the territory of the Budapest ghetto, the resting place of more than 2000 victims.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Rumbach Street Synagogue, Rumbach Sebestyen utca 11-13., Budapest 1075 Hungary

The Rumbach synagogue is under renovation to become a museum soon. It is a masterpiece of Otto Wagner and the building fascinates passers-by with its amazing facade. Guests learn here about the Status quo Hungarian Jewish movement.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Kiraly Street, Kiraly utca, Budapest Hungary

The Kiraly street was the high street of Pest in the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. As a commercial and trade center it became the cradle of Jewish life in Pest. Today it is bustling with commercial and cultural life again.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Gozsdu Udvar, Kiraly utca 13 Dob utca 16, Budapest 1075 Hungary

This is the most colorful spot in the Jewish district, the location of entertainment and cultural life. In the past this place housed kosher salami stores, food stores as well as apartments. Today you can meet here local Jewish artists, local artisan and antique products or eat and drink with friends.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Carl Lutz Memorial, Dob utca 10, Budapest 1072 Hungary

Meet one of the brave Righteous Gentiles who risked his own life to save thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Spinoza Theater, Dob utca 15., Budapest 1074 Hungary

See the restaurant, gallery, cultural stage and theatre named after the Jewish Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardi origin, who was an early representative of the Enlightenment in the 17th century.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Fröhlich Kóser Cukrászda, Budapest, Dob u. 22, 1072 Hungary

See one of the best known places in Budapest for kosher flodni, the most delicious Hungarian Jewish cake.

Stop At: Dob Street, Dob utca, Budapest Hungary

The street running parallel to Kiraly was the central street of the Jewish district of Pest. It also ran in the center of the Budapest ghetto. Today again this is the scene of the revival of Jewish life in Budapest and Hungarian Jewish orthodoxy.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Kazinczy Street Synagogue, VII. Kazinczy Street 29-31, Budapest 1075 Hungary

The Kazinczy street is called today the cultural street of Budapest. It is full of ruin pubs but also the Hungarian Orthodox Jewish Center is here, with a synagogue, a mikveh, Kosher restaurants and cafes, schools, butchery, Kosher food stores and a lot more.

Admire the architectural beauty of the early 20th century Art Noveau - called Secession in Budapest - architecture. The Orthodox synagogue serves the Hungarian traditional Orthodox Jewish Community.

Duration: 15 minutes