Jewish Hamburg - Private Tour

Explore Jewish Hamburg’s rich history with a personalized tour. Discover surprising insights and ask all your questions. Customize your experience today.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Grindelhof - Explore various Jewish sights within the area of Grindelhof
  • Jungfernstieg - Hear the stories of the famous Hamburg Jews in the city center
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Jewish people always played a substantial role in Hamburg’s history. Sephardic traders from Portugal settled here in the 17th century; wealthy Jewish bankers and businessmen took the stage two centuries later, while great scholars, such as Joseph Carlebach, formed the spiritual part of the community.

Jewish Hamburg Tour will go through both the glorious and the darkest days of Jewish history and provide you with lots of historical insights, many of which will certainly leave you surprised.

Being a part of Hamburg’s Jewish community, and passionate about both its history and future, I’d love to give you my personal take on it and answer all the questions you might have.

I am more than willing to customize this tour according to your preferences, please contact me for a customized tour.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Hamburg Dammtor
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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896cynthiaw
Jul 18, 2024
Excellent, fully customizable tour - Impressive is RIGHT! We absolutely loved our private tour of Jewish Hamburg with Ian. He is so knowledgeable! He knew so much about everything—the history of Hamburg (both Jewish and non) as well as present-day Hamburg and Germany in general. I have no doubt that he could fill 5 hours of touring and still not impart all of his knowledge! His English is amazing. He speaks on a native level. What really brought the tour to the next level for us was that he has “lived” Jewish Hamburg himself, having participated in the Jewish community on many different levels — religious, cultural and academic. Not to be missed!
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Vacationer732145
Jan 4, 2024
Engaging And Educational Experience Delivered By A Passionate Guide - Ian knows his stuff. He presented a wide variety of facts with the sprinkling of witty comments. Through the tour, his personality shone through, which made his presentation even more engaging. Through the facts in his presentation, Ian gave us the panorama of the human story of the Jews of Hamburg. Finally, we appreciated a humanist note in his stories and insights.
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Iris
Nov 11, 2019
Last minute tour - Ian gave an impressive, informative overview of the Jewish community at a moments notice. He was so accommodating to my very tight schedule and meet up location. I was so impressed that I will be booking another tour with him! Thank you, Ian!!
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Shajukel
Oct 27, 2019
Jewish Hamburg tour with Ian Shulman - Ian Shulman arrived on time. He was extremely well informed and has a very pleasant way about him. He gave us a very good insight into the Jews of Hamburg and told most interesting and humorous anecdotes of some famous Jewish businessmen. He also recommended a restaurant after the tour which was excellent. We would highly recommend him. Thank you Ian..
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Tanya
Jul 29, 2018
Informative - A fabulous walking tour of Jewish Hamburg. Ian gave us perspective on each site we visited. The time flew by!
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Levinsongedera
Jul 20, 2018
Brilliant half day tour. - Ian is very knowledgeable and very courteous. He is a great storyteller and gave us a wonderful insight into Hamburg. The walking tour was a real eye opener. We learnt a lot and also made friends with this charming gentleman. Don't hesitate to book any of his tours.
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Johndoedoe
May 29, 2018
Wonderful Tour Guide - Ian is a completely engaging and interesting guide. We visited Hamburg in May 2018 to see and learn about where my father’s family had lived. I had e-mailed Ian a list of addresses of interest that included former family residences and the stolpersteine that commemorate some of the family members that were lost. When he picked us up at our hotel, he had already mapped out a route that included key Jewish historical sites as well as all of the addresses that I requested. He had good stories and information to share about Hamburg then and now and also was a patient listener to my family stories. It was a very enjoyable three hours.
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