Jewish Bratislava

We will meet in front of the Opera House on Hviezdoslav Square (Hviezdoslavovo namestie) because the oldest Jewish quarter once existed just behind the corner. You will learn many surprising details about medieval Hungarian Jews and the first Bratislava community. Afterwards we will visit the Holocaust and neolog synagogue monument. We will continue to the virtually lost Jewish orthodox quarter that used to house a yeshiva, a synagogue and a functionalist kosher canteen (the only monument left). Later on we will return to the Old Town and talk about various interesting Jewish figures - a collector of Jewish antiquities, a brave lady, a bookseller, an artist and a jeweller. We will visit the site of mikveh and the second medieval Jewish quarter. The end of our tour will be in front of the only functioning synagogue in Slovakia. Visit of the synagogue is also possible upon previous request.