Jewish Heritage of Budapest: A Private Tour into the Historical Jewish Culture and Identity
4.9
23 Ratings
Budapest
Embark on a private tour of Budapest's Jewish heritage and explore the rich history and culture of the Jewish community. Discover the contributions of the Jews to the city's architecture and lifestyle, and gain insight into the complex Hungarian Jewish identity and the challenges faced by the community throughout history.
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fungarian - From Herzl Square and the Great Synagogue we begin the guided walk in the Jewish Quarter, including major landmarks of the city’s World War II ghetto of 1944.
What's Included
  • Coffee or a soft drink included
  • Complimentary handout
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Public transportation ticket
Additional Information

Set off on this uniquely tailorable exploration of Jewish heritage, uncovering both its history and contemporary presence in Budapest.

The age-old tapestry is brilliantly evident in seen in the city’s architecture and lifestyle, which clearly demonstrate the influence of the Jewish community over several centuries.

This exceptional guided pedestrian voyage offers meticulously detailed commentary suitable for those wanting an all-encompassing understanding of 19th-century Hungarian Jewry and the origins of 20th-century anti-Semitism, which eventually led to the Holocaust.

Wandering through Budapest’s historic and bustling Jewish Quarter, a proficient historian will illumine you on the multifaceted subject of Hungarian Jewish identity. They will underscore the methods and reasons Jews assimilated into Hungarian society over the course of many centuries as well as elaborate on the evolving perceptions of the majority-Hungarian population towards the Jewish community.

Location
Fungarian
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Neil_c
Mar 27, 2024
Wonderful tour of Jewish Budapest - Our experience with Miklos was informative and deeply meaningful for us. We spent time at 3 synagogues and had time for discussion and even a little shopping. He was insightful and quite expert on the subject , a kind and pleasant gentleman . We HIGHLY recommend this tour !
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661jend
Jan 11, 2024
Professor of Private Tours - Truly Rich History! - I am grateful to have met the Fungarian my first day arriving in Budapest. His guidance on the metro and city was excellent for exploring on my own for the duration of my trip. The in-depth education on the Jewish history truly rounded out the richness and complexity of Hungary and Budapest's development. If people are unaware of the impact from the Jewish community, they are truly missing the full story. The Fungarian is an excellent teacher!
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Pn287
Jan 5, 2024
Excellent informative and interesting - Excellent, informative well rounded. Miklòs has extensive knowledge of and feeling for the Jewish history of Budapest. It was neither narrow nor linear but added contextual cultural artistic and contemporary political material into a tour of the essential sites of this once great community. Though tragically obliterated Miklòs brought a lost world back to life for us. P&D
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Jbknc
Oct 24, 2023
A Jewish Heritage Tour in Budapest. - The tour was very good. We very much enjoyed our guide, Miklos, who was very knowledgeable. I would do it again and recommend it to others.
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Fawaz_a
Oct 19, 2023
A walk into history with Miklos - Our experience with Miklos was extraordinary. His profound historical insights transformed our tour into an enriching journey. Miklos's passion and expertise were evident in every detail he shared. We wholeheartedly recommend him and thank you for making our visit truly exceptional.
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Janice_s
Sep 19, 2023
An Essential Tour of the Jewish Quarter with a Great Educator - We had Miklos (Fungarian) as our private guide and he was really great in sharing lots of information and experience. I really appreciated the first question he asked us which was why we wanted to do this tour (we are non-Jewish). I loved how he wove the history of the Jewish people in Hungary as distinct from elsewhere. We visited the three synagogues, each with different architecture and serving a different Jewish branch or sect, all the while explaining these differences. It was an incredibly moving tour passing the Carl Lutz Memorial, passing Herzl Square, visiting the Cemetery and stopping at the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park where the names of those Jews executed are recorded on the metal leaves of the Weeping Willow orTree of Life (also learning that well known Hungarian Jewish people such as Tony Curtis and Estee Lauder have contributed to the quarter and its creation). As well, there is a memorial to Wallenberg and other Righteous Among the Nations. The whole experience is a wake-up call in these turbulent times. We finished the tour at a nearby cafe where we had the chance to discuss the situation in Israel with Miklos. A wonderful guide (and retired educator) who gave us a warm welcome and many insights, including a take-away Hungarian Jewish History summary which I really appreciated.
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Docbig
Sep 17, 2023
Jewish heritage from an expert! - Miklós was wonderful! He contacted us 2 weeks prior to our tour and again the day before. He was such a nice person - so knowledgeable and a great historian. We loved spending time with him & would highly recommend this tour!
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Matravelbug
Aug 23, 2023
Dohaney St synagogue - We went to the Dohaney street synagogue. it is simply amazing, words can't describe how beautiful it is. We went to friday night services and they were wonderful.
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Joemx5602wp
Jul 24, 2023
Beautiful tour enhanced by historical perspective. - The beautiful monuments and buildings that we saw and visited on this tour with Miklos were brought to life by his detailed and insightful explanations. Miklos was a fountain of historical knowledge. He described the background and context of what we were seeing during this extensive tour of the Jewish district. It was like a bit of time travel as he explained the major, pertinent events over the past few centuries.
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Rene_n
Sep 9, 2023
Jewish Heritage of Budapest Private tour - If you would ike a tour visiting the main jewish synagogues with a few additional locations and general infromaion, this is the tour for you. I would have like more in depth information of what the jewish people did to protect themselves, stories of incidences that happened, the processes that took place, etc. A more heartfelt experience. We did not receive any handouts or beverage as indicated. Overall a so-so experience.
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