New Synagoge

A tour of the old Jewish quarter, which despite the devastation of the Nazi era, is now home to a revitalised Jewish community.

Marvel at the domes of the New Synagogue, built in the 1860s and today a symbol of the community's regeneration; and see the Old Cemetery site on Grosse Hamburger Strasse, final resting place of Moses Mendelssohn, known as the "German Socrates" and father of modern Reform Judaism.

Discover where heroic opposition to Nazi persecution took place: find out where Otto Weidt, Berlin's own 'Schindler' ran his workshop, helping to save many lives; and see the memorial on Rosenstrasse where the successful Women's Protest of 1943 took place (releasing, among others, Gad Beck – see photo).

We explain how the community is rebuilding itself today - see the new Jewish School and end the tour at an active synagogue (close to the New Synagogue).