Private Gdansk Tour - Jewish Heritage |
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Jewish community in Gdansk and Sopot - the past and present |
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Already in 15th century the first Jews frequently visited Gdansk and "Jewish Lane" existed on the bank of the Motlawa.
They traded in grain and timber, were engaged in the liberal professions, employed in crafts. You will also learn about this population in the Free City of Gdansk , Polish Jews and Jewish emigres from Soviet Union visiting Sopot as a popular sea resort in the mid-war period, about their emigration who passed through Gdansk on their way to the US or Palestine, about the kindertransporten, two synagogues burnt down and two others demolished, houses and shops looted on the Crystal Night and the saddest episode in the Nazi Times - the Jewish getto, deportations and about those who managed to survive the war. Last but not least you will hear about their post-war history and present times. You will admire the remnants of Lesser Gieldzinski collection of art and listen to the anecdotes. You will also visit the old cemetary and try local specialties in Mazel Tov Restaurant. |
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The itinerary includes different places associated with Gdansk Jews, some of them destroyed by the storms of history, disasters and war. The places where Jews lived and died in Gdansk for ages and made this City flurishing and prospering.
Though both the Great Synagogue and Sopot Synagogue were destroyed and thousands of Jews were forced to emigrate in 1938-39, there are still some Jewish remnants: a New Synagogue, two old cemetaries, the sites of former Jewish hotels, houses, theatre, businesses and much more.
There is also symbolical Kindertransporten Monument designed by Frank Meisler and the Cemetary of all non-existent cemetaries.
Meeting with the Jewish Community or lunch / gala dinner with Live Klezmer Music in a kosher restaurant MAZEL TOV can be arranged upon the request. |
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| Meet up location: I can meet you at any location ( hotel lobby, arrival hall at Gdansk airport, at the railway station). Cruise passengers are met at the pier. I will have a signboard with your name on it. |
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End location: You will be driven you back to the place agreed in advance. Cruise passengers are driven back to the pier.
It can extended upon the request. Each additional hour - USD 35. |
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| Duration: 6 hours |
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100 PLN - Lunch, snacks, drinks, postcards, stamps or souvenirs, exhibition catalogue. Most of the places accept major credit cards and there are numerous ATM.
You can also try a typical Polish kosher lunch in MAZEL TOV Cafe and Restaurant in Gdansk. |
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| My services as your English speaking guide and driver, transportation in a comfortable van (1-6 pax), parking fees, admission to the Gdansk Historical Museum. In case of sentimental journey visit to other places can be preplanned and arranged in advance. |
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Lunch, snacks and drinks if you want to have a meal. There is a wide spectrum of cafes and restaurants ranging from inexpensive up to luxury places. They serve typical Polish meals as well as international cuisine.
Additional literature for example'Lost in the Whirland" can be purchased upon the request.
Travel to other Jewish places such as Zoppot, Putzig, Gdynia, Wejherowo,Slupsk, Malbork, Kartuzy, Lebork, Chojnice, Czersk, Czluchow in northern Poland in search of your Jewish roots can be arranged upon the request. |
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| Tour #: 4366 |
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| Tour Type: Shore Excursion, Cultural, City |
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| Transportation Method: We will travel in the van and do some walking. |
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| Activity Level: Light |
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 Friendly: Yes. |
| You must be able to get in and out of a van. There only a few stairs to the museum. |
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| Kid Friendly: Yes. |
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| Language(s): English (fluent) explanation |
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| Maximum travelers: 6 |
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