Jewish Heritage in Kiev Tour

On a 3-hour private Jewish heritage tour in Kiev, you will learn the most interesting facts about the history of the Jews in Kiev and the contribution they made to the city’s culture, economy and architecture. With an expert local guide, you will visit the most significant places, related to the history of the Jewish community of Kiev and get to know better their traditions and customs.

Duration: 3 hours

Private tour by car or minibus

Dates: every day upon request

During this tour, you will:

Clear up the facts about an ambiguous destiny of the Jewish community of Kiev – sometimes prosperous, sometimes tragic
Visit Brodsky Choral Synagogue and learn some tricky facts about its construction
Discover one of the biggest indoor market Besarabsky, built on the money of Jewish Maecenas
See the monument to a famous Jewish poet Sholem Aleichem and memorial plaque at the birth place of Golda Meir
Explore the Babiy Yar and discover the most sad and horrible pages of the Jewish history

Private Jewish Heritage in Kiev Tour in English, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian (price in Euro per group)

By car (up to 3 seats) – € 80
By minibus (up to 15 seats) – € 120

Private Jewish Heritage in Kiev Tour in German, French, Spanish, Italian (price in Euro per group)

By car (up to 3 seats) – € 90
By minibus (up to 15 seats) – € 150

Included highlights:

professional guide service
transportation services along the route
hotel pick-up and drop off

Exclusions:

gratuities (optional)

Our 3-hour private Jewish Heritage Tour starts with the hotel pick up. You will meet your friendly expert guide, who will introduce you to the versatile history of the Jewish community of Kiev.

Is it believed, that Jews have been living in Kiev almost from the foundation of the city. However, the Jewish community in Kiev has gone through different times – from exile to prosperity. In the XV-XVIII centuries, there was a few Jews in Kiev, who lived mainly in the Podil district, far from the city center, and were engaged in crafts.

Nevertheless, in the XIX century the population of the Jews in Kiev increased significantly and made important contribution to the development of the city. Among the innovations, introduced by the wealthy Jewish merchants and patrons we should mention the first electric tram line, development of artesian water supply and Dnieper River shipping.

Many buildings in Kiev were built on money of Jewish patrons, including Bessarabsky indoor market, Brodsky Choral Synagogue and the building of the Kiev Polytechnic University.

With your guide, you will discover the monument to a famous Jewish poet Sholem Aleichem, who used to live and work in Kiev, and a memorial plaque on a house, where prime minister of Israel Golda Meir was born.

Our tour won’t be complete without mentioning the most terrifying and tragic page in the history of the Jewish community – a tragedy of the Babiy Yar. During the Second World War, in September 1941, more than 33 thousands of Jews, including the children, were shot dead in the ravine. This is one of the most terrible and large-scale assassination in the history of a mankind. You will see monuments to the innocent victims of the Babiy Yar, which remind us that such tragedies should take place in the future.

After the tour, your driver will take you back to your hotel or to the city center, where you will have a free time.

Also visit other kiev sightseeing.

Destination: Kyiv