Private Tour of Jewish Lubeck, History and Highlights

Obertrave 4, 23552 Lübeck, Germany. Please do not enter the hotel, it is only a meeting point and the staff is not informed about the tour.

Explore the Jewish history and highlights of Lubeck’s Old Town with a Local History Expert-Guide. Most city tours skip on the Jewish history, but it is actually pretty interesting and worth discovering. As an imperial city and capital of the Hanseatic League, Lubeck did not permit Jewish people to reside within its gates, with a few exceptions that you will learn about during the tour. You will see the famous Holstentor gate

Mary’s Church, located within the Hanseatic merchants' district where some Jewish merchants would also come from time to time.

Carlebach and his son, and some other Jewish students and professors attended. You will also see the only synagogue in the “City of Seven Towers”, and learn about the “Night of the Broken Glass” and the Holocaust.

The tour will pass the Museum of St. Anne’s Church, and end in front of the magnificent Lubeck Cathedral. If you wish, you can enter inside and hear its fascinating history from your passionate Private Guide.