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 Jewish 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, flour mills, money exchanges, jewelry shops used to be.
This tour will give you a good feeling what life w...
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
Šv. Stepono gatvė
Private Walking Tour around Jewish Vilnius with a Local Litvak
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Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė
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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 Jewish 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, flour mills, money exchanges, jewelry shops used to be.
This tour will give you a good feeling what life w...
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)
