Discover Berlin's hidden back alleys on this walking tour. Enjoy a guided visit some of the most iconic spots which showcase the typical urban Berlin atmosphere. See how people live, work, create and have fun in these small spaces. Stroll through the Scheunenviertel in Berlin-Mitte. Learn about the history of the development of this quarter, and its transformation into the center of Jewish life around the New Synagogue. Find out how it became the trendy, colorful and international area that it is today. Make your way to sights like the Schwarzenberg house, the Rose Courts, Sophie-Gips-Höfe, and the Heckmann courtyards. Follow the traces of Jewish life in Berlin towards Oranienburger Strasse.

Meet your guide in front of the tourist center at the Brandenburg Gate before embarking on a journey uncovering the dark history of the Third Reich. Following a brief introduction to build an understanding of the political instability of 1930’s Germany and the roots of the Nazi Party, walk over to the memorial to victims of the Third Reich. Get an insight into the cruel social philosophies that would later underpin the Holocaust. Later at the Reichstag (German Parliament Building), learn how the Nazi Party was elected to power and how Hitler became the Führer of Germany. Intertwined with the fierce final battle for the city in 1945, your guide will highlight key street battles, explain Russian and German military strategy as well point out the battle scars which can still be seen in the buildings today. After viewing the Jewish memorial and the Führer bunker where Hitler spent his final days continue the tour to Wilhelm Straße, the once political heart of Nazi Germany. Culminating at where the Gestapo headquarters once stood you will have the chance for a break to get tea or coffee and use the restrooms. Following the break, visit what was once Berlin’s largest train station and a site of the mass deportation of Jews from the city. A short train ride from the modern station takes you to the Jewish district highlighting key historical events where you will learn about the Jewish migration to Berlin, the rise of anti-Semitism in 1930’s Germany, and the modern-day implications. Visit Berlin’s oldest Jewish cemetery and the site of a deportation center. Finally, you will pay homage to the brave men and women who refused to submit to the Nazi’s social philosophies and risked their lives to save others from persecution.

Begin the tour in Berlin's Jewish district and follow in the footsteps of those persecuted during the Holocaust. Hear the stories of the brave men and women who refused to submit to the Nazi's social philosophies and risked their lives to fight back and save others from persecution. Discover the stories of Otto Weidt’s sanctuary for blind and deaf Jews. Hear of brave women who protested in the streets of Berlin to have their Jewish husbands released from concentration camps. Learn about the several plots devised by German Army officers to assassinate Hitler, culminating in the July 20th assassination plot. As you walk through the area, visit notable sites related to Jewish persecution during the Nazi era. Discover the former site of a deportation center and see Berlin’s oldest Jewish cemetery.

The Jews were spread worldwide after being exiled from their land. Many settled in Europe, staying steadfast in keeping their old faith and customs amid constant persecutions. Germany, including Berlin, excluded the Jews from normal life, but the Jews were persistent and eventually received full rights as citizens. From isolated ghettos and communities, the Jews climbed to high social positions in economy, science, culture and the new emerging democratic politics of Germany until the Nazis took power. The tour will tell the story of Jews in Germany and the Nazi attempt to eradicate them from Europe.

Explore Jewish history in Berlin through a fun exploration game. Follow the instructions on your app as you solve puzzles and uncover clues, leading you to each historical location on your route. Engage with history in a modern way with this exploration game. Start your tour at the iconic Wasserturm in the district of Prenzlauer Berg and make your way to your final location, the Rosenstrasse Memorial, passing famous sights linked to Jewish history. Solve the challenges and watch the story unfold on your app. Exact directions will guide you to the next location. Challenge your friends or family to see who solves the puzzles first or play as one big team. Best of all, explore at your own pace. Pause the game whenever you feel like taking a break for a coffee or a meal and resume it anytime from the location where you paused it.