Warsaw Trip Overview
During this tour I will show you places where Jews, who before WWII made 30% of the whole population of Warsaw, lived and perished during the holocaust. You can still see preserved remnants of former ghetto walls, installation showing the bridge connecting small and big ghetto, monuments to Warsaw ghetto heroes, Umschlagplatz, from which Warsaw Jews were deported to Treblinka extermination camp in 1942, still functioning Jewish cemetery and Nozyk synagogue, the only one which survived the war. We shall also see Jewish Historical Institute, prewar Judaistic Library, and recently opened Museum of the History of Polish Jews, called Polin. After the tour with me you can explore the exhibition on your own or taking audioguide (10$).
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Warsaw, Poland
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
During this tour I will show you places where Jews, who before WWII made 30% of the whole population of Warsaw, lived and perished during the holocaust. You can still see preserved remnants of former ghetto walls, installation showing the bridge connecting small and big ghetto, monuments to Warsaw ghetto heroes, Umschlagplatz, from which Warsaw Jews were deported to Treblinka extermination camp in 1942, still functioning Jewish cemetery and Nozyk synagogue, the only one which survived the war. We shall also see Jewish Historical Institute, prewar Judaistic Library, and recently opened Museum of the History of Polish Jews, called Polin. After the tour with me you can explore the exhibition on your own or taking audioguide (10$).
Itinerary
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Stop At: Warsaw Ghetto, Warsaw Poland
Rappaport Monument to Heroes of Ghetto, memorial stones dedicated to those who contributed to survival of Jews, Mila 18, Umschlagplatz.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fragment of Ghetto Wall, ul. Zlota 60, Warsaw 00-821 Poland
There are 2 remnants of ghetto wall preserved.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski), Ul. Okopowa 49/51, Warsaw 01-043 Poland
the cemetery is well preserved, we can see there graves of famous Jews who contributed to Polish culture and science, mass graves from WWII, ohels of known rabbis. Closed on Saturdays (Sabbath).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Nozyk Synagogue, Twarda 6, Warsaw 00-950 Poland
It is the only synagogue in Warsaw which survived the war, it is because it was turned by Nazis to stables.
Duration: 15 minutes
