Jewish Heritage of Kiev

Itinerary
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Stop At: Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, 9 Lavrska Str aka 21 Ivan Mazepa Street, Kiev Ukraine

At the Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine you can see a collection of the 19th century Jewish ceremonial silver, which was considered lost for a long time. One of the collection’s main elements is the unique Torah Crown made in 1875. Its size, excellence and rich décor make it world-unrivalled.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Sholem Aleichem Museum, 5 Chervonoarmiyska Street, Kiev Ukraine

Many famous Jewish industrialists, scientists, writers, and artists worked in Kiev. The Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir and the pianist Vladimir Horowitz were born here, writers Sholem Aleichem and Isaak Babel as well as merchants Lazar Brodsky and Lev Ginzburg also lived in Kiev.

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YOU WILL VISIT:

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• Golda Meir's House

You will see the place where the famous politician, the Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir spent her childhood. The woman who played a crucial role in the creation of the state of Israel had started her life journey here.

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• Sholem Aleichem Museum

You will visit Sholem Aleichem’s Kyiv apartment, where he had been living for 7 years. These walls witnessed the creation of “Menachem Mendel”, “In a small world of little people”, “New Kasrilovka", and some stories from “Tevye the Milkman.”

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The exhibition shows the writer’s life and works, as well as many wonderful exhibits of traditional Jewish life. You will plunge into the spiritual and material culture of the Jewish people in those times.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Besarabsky Market, Besarabska Square, Kiev Ukraine

Thanks to Jewish patrons and architects, the Bessarabian market, the Opera House, the Operetta Theater, the National Art Museum, the Teacher’s House and many other buildings appeared on the Kiev map.

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Bessarabian Market is a unique phenomenon! You will learn the stories of the Jews whose smart decisions helped to transform this place from a littered waste land into the most elite and expensive Ukrainian market.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Babi Yar Memorial, Oleny Telihy Street, Kiev Ukraine

Babi Yar is one of the most famous places in the world associated with the Holocaust tragedy. Nowadays, a memorial sign is set up, and by 2021, the first post-Soviet memorial center of the Holocaust will have been built there. Nearby are the remains of the 19th century Jewish cemetery.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Brodsky Synagogue, Rustaveli Shota vul. 13, Kiev 01001 Ukraine

The Brodsky Choral Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Kiev (1897)

Duration: 30 minutes