Private Jewish Heritage Tour in Buenos Aires
Description
On this private tour, you will have at least 3 hours to get to know the life of the Jewish people in historical Buenos Aires and the transcendence this culture brought to the Argentinian lifestyle. There will be a chronological base on this tour for you to understand the full extent of the mixture between the Comunity and Buenos Aires by visiting the most important places. Your tour includes transportation and a professional guide and a drive through the most important neighborhoods in argentinian jewish history: Recoleta, Once, San Telmo and Retiro amongst others. NOTE: When booking inside the 72hs period until the beginning of the tour AMIA visit may not be available, although we will provide different alternatives. We are granted by the safe travel seal of World Travel & Tourism Council.
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The Jewish Museum of Buenos Aires was inaugurated in 1967 under the initiative of Dr. Salvador Kibrick, member of the Israeli Congregation of Argentine Republic, the first jewish institution in our country, established in 1862. It is located next to the impressive Templo Libertad Synagogue. Uniquely, this museum narrates the stories of the immigrants, the traditions and the Jewish colonies. Commited to transmit what is characteristic of the Jewish people, it presents an interactive tour through a permanent collection in constant dialogue with the present aiming to create a link between the exhibition and interpretation.
The museum tells through objects, images and words, the life of the Jews in Argentina and in Europe, before and during the Second World War. Among other things, there is a collection of photographs of the German Heinz Jöst from 1941 in the Warsaw ghetto. Building originally built for the Italo Argentina Electricity Company. Currently, the Shoah Museum works with the task of transmitting the teachings of the Shoah. The Memory of the Holocaust Foundation carries out a vast educational task, aimed at raising awareness in society about the serious consequences of racism and xenophobia.
The Synagogue of the Israelite Congregation of the Argentine Republic, also known as Templo Libertad, was the first synagogue built in Buenos Aires and the oldest in the country. It was declared a National Historic Monument in December 2000.
The Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, AMIA, is a center of the Jewish community. Its main objectives are to promote the welfare and development of the Argentine Jewish community, and to keep the traditions and values of that community alive. On July 18, 1994, the headquarters of AMIA was the target of an attack through a car bomb. It was the largest terrorist attack in Argentine history, with 85 people dead and 300 wounded. The reconstruction of the new building, which began in August 1995, cost just over 8 million dollars. The distance from the building block allowed to keep in view the scars left by the old building. On May 26, 1999, the new building was inaugurated
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Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up at any hotel or apartment centrally located in Buenos Aires.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- NOTE: It is important that you give provide all necessary information at the time of booking and that you carry your passport with you at all times on the tour. The visits to the institutions come with an obligatory donation per person and the amount is defined at the start of the tour.
- IMPORTANT: Main institutions are closed on weekends and holidays
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Please remember to bring at least USD 25 per person for donations at the different institutions
Reviews(16)
Fantastic experience. Well presented by Debra. Learned and saw so much. A well worthwhile tour. Fantastic tour.
This was a very good tour. We learned quite a bit about the Jewish History. I wish we had time (on our own) to go back and walk thru the Jewish section, but maybe the next time we are in Buenos Aires. I would recommend the tour.
We were so pleased we booked this tour. It was excellent from beginning to end. Ariela was the perfect guide - friendly, knowledgable and passionate about her subject which definitely added to the experience. We would definitely use this company again and have no hesitation in recommending to family and friends.
We had a terrific tour of Jewish BA - the Once neighborhood with its kosher restaurants, yeshivahs, and shuls, the Jewish community center, the Libertad Synagogue. Doing a tour was better than trying to do it by ourselves. Matias was a great guide!
Wonderful! The tour guide was fantastic and full of knowledge. I would recommend this tour to everyone!
Knowledgeable & personable our guides were terrific! A must see in Buenos Aires. Our driver was superb in heavy traffic coordinating with our guide to get us to each location seamlessly!
Matias was terrific. Both he and the driver arrived at our hotel early. Matias is fluent in English + two more languages. He has a Ph.D. And teaches history at the university-level. We learned so much we could not have learned any other way…in three hours. We requested a drop-off at a museum. Highly recommend!
AMIA tour and history of.. loved the igam sculpture. Very moving tribute to those lost. Films were superb. Also loved the walking your and tour of the elegant synagogue and seeing Sephardic Torah scrolls and symbolic religious artifacts were meaningful to me. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and superb .. thank you
We had a very interesting tour of Jewish life in Buenos Aires with our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and provided us with a wealth of information about the immigration of Jews in the early years, where they settled in the city and surrounding regions as well as the two horrific terrorist attacks on the Israeli embassy and Jewish cultural Center. We would highly recommend this tour.
Ariel was very knowledgeable as well as personable. Great guide. We would recommend her to anyone interested it the Jewish history of Buenos Aires
