Vienna · VIENNA JEWISH HISTORY TOURS
A short list you could hand a friend at the airport: 8 vienna jewish history tours, what each includes, what it costs and the one thing worth knowing before you pay.
Step inside Vienna’s Stadttempel, the city’s main synagogue, on a one-hour guided visit. A guide with close ties to the local Jewish community explains its 1826 design, its survival during the Novemberpogrom of 1938, and Jewish prayer and holidays. Tours run in English or German, with entry included.
“Our guide was excellent very knowledgeable and we really enjoyed the experience”
Your ticket covers the Jewish Museum Vienna on Dorotheergasse and Museum Judenplatz, with English or German audio guides. Follow Jewish life in Vienna from the Middle Ages to the present, see the foundations of a medieval synagogue, and explore temporary exhibitions. A live guide is not specified, so plan on a self-guided visit.
“We loved the tour guide, Victoria, who gave us a wonderful explanation of the background and current events of the shul. The exhibit was beautiful!!!! We also visited the Judenplatz museum. Another interesting and fabulous exhibit.”
Walk Leopoldstadt, once a center of Jewish life in Vienna, with a certified German-speaking guide. In two hours, you’ll trace the district’s former synagogues and community institutions, follow the Path of Remembrance, and consider Jewish life in Vienna today. The tour begins near U2 Taborstraße and costs $25 per person.
Walk through Vienna’s Jewish history with a historian guide in a group capped at eight. Starting outside the City Temple, you’ll discuss Jewish life from the Middle Ages onward, visit the Leopoldstadt memorial and Judenplatz, and hear about the community’s cultural role and present-day life. Guides have included Peter, Jan, and Annelie.
“The guide was awesome had so much knowledge and information to to share. It was not what we expected, because she shared more about the Jewish people and their way of life through history. The tour guide was the best we have ever had. Thank you, Annelie!”
Walk from St. Stephen’s Cathedral through Vienna’s Jewish Quarter with a licensed English-speaking guide. The route includes the Jewish Museum, Vienna’s oldest synagogue, and a Holocaust memorial, plus stories about figures such as Sigmund Freud and Gustav Mahler. Groups are capped at 10. Guides have included Lisa Marie, Barbi, and Ann Marie.
“Lisa Marie was such a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide. You could really feel how passionate she was about the culture and the history of the Jewish people in Austria. What a wonderful experience. Highly recommend!”
Spend about 2.5 hours tracing Jewish life and influence in central Vienna with a certified Austria Guide. Visit Judenplatz, Palais Ephrussi, Café Landtmann, and other landmarks. Lisa, Bettina, Elizabeth, and other guides have led the walk, which can be tailored to your interests. The synagogue is viewed from outside only.
“Very comprehensive tour. We asked the tour guide prior to the tour to include a couple of family history spots which he did. Thank you!!”
Take a three-hour private walk through Jewish Vienna, starting at Nestroyplatz and ending at Judenplatz. Your English-speaking guide can connect the quarter’s landmarks, a synagogue that survived the 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom, and the city’s Jewish past and present. Leo, also known as Leonid, is one guide named for this tour.
“Great expereince and great Tour !! Hands down Leo was a great guide! visited different sites and got more information than was waiting!”
Walk Vienna’s Jewish heritage sites with a private historian guide, from the Jewish City Temple and Leopoldstadt to the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial. The three-hour tour is for your group of up to 10, with pickup at a central hotel or flat. Guides have included Annalie and Elizabet, though your guide may vary. Synagogue interiors are not part of the tour.
“Annalie certainly knew her Vienna Jewish history. She gave us a quick overview at the hotel and then we proceeded to the underground train, me on my scooter and my husband on foot. We visited an old Orthadox schul guarded by police, but did not enter. We learned history of early Jewish settlers in Vienna. I bounced along the cobblestone streets and hills finding out about these early settlers and their accomplishments and their wives who entertained dukes and other nobles. We also saw a moving WW2 monument in the shape of a b library with books shelves backwards to remember those who would have no life to recall and…”
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