Private Tour Jewish Buenos Aires
Description
Buenos Aires has one of the largest Jewish communities in the world, with 250,000 Jews both Askenazic and Sephardic. Experience the rich history and the heritage of this vibrant and diverse community whose first immigrants arrived at the end of the 19th century. We will discover the daily life of the community by exploring the main synagogues, a Yiddish theater, kosher food stores, Jewish schools and the classical area of the “shmatte” business in Buenos Aires.
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Itinerary
This Tour starts with a walk through the narrow streets of Once, the most traditional Jewish neighborhood of the city. We will discover the daily life of the community by exploring the main synagogues, a Yiddish theater, kosher food stores, Jewish schools and the classical area of the “shmatte” business in Buenos Aires.
The journey continues to see the new AMIA building, the Argentinian Jewish Community Center of Argentina, whose original building was destroyed by a terrorist attack in 1994, leaving 85 victims and several wounded.
Then we head towards the impressive Temple Libertad, the first synagogue built in Argentina and the most symbolic. We will visit the Jewish Museum that stands next to it that holds religious art pieces, menorahs, Torahs and diverse objects brought by Jewish immigrants when they arrived in Argentina.
At the Plaza de la Shoa, that is sorrounded by the Parks of Palermo, we will visit the National Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up at your hotel, cruise terminal or apartment. Passengers can choose drop off location
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(42)
From the very beginning Matias was amazing! He was on time and picked us up at our hotel. The car we were in was clean and new with a very safe driver named Joel. Matias never overwhelmed us with facts instead he described the various sights we visited with stories that enlightened the whole experience. Walking around the lively Jewish neighborhoods gave us an immersive experience into a very vibrant and proud Argentinian Jewish community. By the end of our tour we felt like family, it was a unique and amazing tour that can’t be missed.
Matias was has a passion for the Jewish history of Argentina. He was able to teach us about the Jewish history and experience in Buenos Aires. We also learned about Argentinian history. We highly recommend this tour.
We had an exceptional experience with Matias. Being a history professor, he’s very knowledgeable & conversations were really interesting. I highly recommend taking the tour with him.
Amazing highlight of our trip Matias was so well spoken and really gave us not an insight on Jewish life in Buenos Aires as well as life in general. This is a must do in Buenos Aires Jewish or Not Jewish
Matias is a history professor. He is engaging, knowledgeable and a delight to spend time with. Discussed religion, politics, Argentinian way of life, personal histories. I would choose any and all of his tours.
No need to look further. Book Matias for the Jewish Tour and the other tours that he offers. Beyond the glowing reviews already posted, I will add that Matias goes above and beyond, being helpful with things outside of is tours. We were a family group of 11, age 14-90. I was in touch w/Matias months before our trip and he was so patient and helpful, giving me advice on how best to organize our itinerary and maneuver our group through BA. As an example, he made arrangements at a known football watching locale for us to watch the Argentina v. Spain Finallisimo match in Dubai, that was cancelled days before. He then sought out tickets for us to watch Argentina v. Mauritania friendly scheduled in BA at the last minute. E. Matias
Matias was very gracious and informative. He was even able to keep our teenage son engaged, which is no small feat! It was a fantastic day and we highly recommend the tour.
An excellent guide. Matías is so very knowledgeable and engaged very well in explaining everything to us. Educational and fun. He even went out of his way to make sure we saw a few things that our city tour had missed. A strong recommendation.
Matias was amazing from start to finish. His attention to detail and knowledge make us have an amazing experience. We loved every single moment with Matias at the Jewish Tour in Buenos Aires. Highly highly recommend! Gracias por todo Matias!
Fabulous tour of the Jewish history of Buenos Aires. Our guide, Matias, a historian, is very knowledgeable and engaging. We learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the tour. One of the highlights of our visit to Buenos Aires.
