Jewish Ghetto - Free walking tour
Meet Orange Umbrella Team - together since 2011, we are a group of independent guides, true Warsovians (born and raised in Warsaw), history enthusiasts, language nerds, but first and foremost, local patriots, proud of our city and eager to share our passion with tourists, whom we often become during our frequent international journeys.
Pickup
By the Sigismund's Column in the Castle Square look for a guide holding an orange umbrella with a British flag In case of a mass event such as parade/protest/concert happening at our usual meeting point (Sigismund's Column), the tour will be starting from beneath the red-brick medieval defensive wall situated 100 meters north of the Column.
Description
Discover the turbulent history of the Warsaw Jews since the Middle Ages. Explore the remnants of the famous pre-war Jewish District which in 1940 was turned by the Nazis into the Ghetto and then completely destroyed in 1943.
We’ll show you the fascinating yet dramatic story of the Jews in Warsaw and tell you how the present Jewish community is making its way back to Warsaw after all the turbulent times.
You will visit the following places related to the Warsaw Jews:
- the former medieval Jewish quarter
- Krasiński Park
- relic of Nalewki Street
- memorial of the Ghetto Wall
- Monument to the Heroes of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto
- Mordechaj Anielewicz Bunker
- Umschlagplatz Memorial