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Budapest has the biggest Jewish community in Middle - Eastern Europe, with an active religious, artistic and historical heritage. Through centuries the Hungarian and Jewish history has been so entwined that it is almost inseparable. Jews played and play an important role in the country’s economical, cultural and political life.

Our company was created in 1995 and since then we try to show our visitors the Hungarian and Jewish culture in our country. Our English speaking guides are well trained, and have the necessary qualification to help you understand the Jewish past and present in Hungary and in Budapest. Our tours are in one (English) language, and we try to keep the sightseeing tours with small groups of people.

Dohány Street Synagogue

The Grand Synagogue, also known as Dohány Street Synagogue. It is the largest synagogue in Eurasia and the second largest in the world, after the Temple Emanu-El in New York City. It seats 3,000 people and is the center of Neolog Judaism, a distinctly Hungarian branch of the faith. The synagogue was built between 1854 and 1859 in Moorish Revival style.

Jewish Heritage Tour

We are dedicated to showing visitors the wealth of Hungarian and Hungarian-Jewish culture Our highly qualified, English speaking guides are here to help you understand past and present of Jewish culture in Hungary and especially Budapest. We try to limit our sightseeing tours to small groups of people. To customized to

Famous Jews

Mihály Kertész - who was then already Michael Curtiz - asked his American girlfriend to marry him, but had to ask her, was him being Jewish a problem. ’I know’- replied the woman. ’Is it not a problem?’ - asked the surprised director who had already experienced so much anti-semitism.

Holocaust Memorial Center of Budapest

The memorial center is a friendly place, considering the heavy subject matter. The most important message of the Holocaust is, that such an event can never occur again under any circumstances. The tools for prevention are knowledge and remembrance.Though dealing with the Holocaust era by taking an

Jewish cultural heritage

Religious, artistic and historical heritage. With the help of our English-speaking guide you will be acquainted with the most important chapters of the history and culture of the Hungarian Jewry. The tour includes an interior visit to the Dohány Street Synagogue, which is the largest in Europe. To customize your needs we prepared three types of heritage tours.

   “When you teach

     your son, you teach

           your son's son.”

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