This is a unique tour with a litvak Ema Segal. Ema was born and raised in Vilnius in the 80s. This insider look is a 3-hour walking tour around the two Vilnius ghettos. We will follow the traces of Jewish life in the old Jewish Quarter where the Great Synagogue was built in 1633 and the house where great Gaon of Vilnius used to live and study.
You will hear a story about the manifesto and the fight of Jewish partisans. We shall also walk into the Choral synagogue, and explore a very old mazzes-making machine there. I will show you a few buildings where Jewish printing houses, fliur mills, money exchanges, jewelry shops used to be.
This tour will give you a good feeling what life was like...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Unlimited assistance, translation while talking to locals (if required)
Multilingual local guide: English, Russian, Lithuanian
Local guide
Local taxes: all included in the fee
Entrance fees: €2 donation to walk inside the synagogue (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Gaono gatvė
Return
Visų Šventųjų gatvė
Private Walking Tour around Jewish Vilnius with a Local Litvak
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This is a unique tour with a litvak Ema Segal. Ema was born and raised in Vilnius in the 80s. This insider look is a 3-hour walking tour around the two Vilnius ghettos. We will follow the traces of Jewish life in the old Jewish Quarter where the Great Synagogue was built in 1633 and the house where great Gaon of Vilnius used to live and study.
You will hear a story about the manifesto and the fight of Jewish partisans. We shall also walk into the Choral synagogue, and explore a very old mazzes-making machine there. I will show you a few buildings where Jewish printing houses, fliur mills, money exchanges, jewelry shops used to be.
This tour will give you a good feeling what life was like...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Unlimited assistance, translation while talking to locals (if required)
Multilingual local guide: English, Russian, Lithuanian
Local guide
Local taxes: all included in the fee
Entrance fees: €2 donation to walk inside the synagogue (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Gaono gatvė
Return
Visų Šventųjų gatvė
Itinerary
1
Vilnius Old Town
We will visit two Jewish ghettos which were based in what was formerly known as the Vilnius Jewish Quarter. I will tell you about the Jewish cultural and religious life in Vilna before WWII, during it, and after it.
2 hours
2
Vilna Gaon Monument
We will stop by the Vilna Gaon Monument, I will tell the story about him, what he did, how he lived, and what a rich legacy he left after he died.
