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Arrivals & Survival of Jews in Mexico from 1519
(92) Reviews
Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Uncover the hidden tapestry of Mexican Jewish heritage!
Embark on a historical walk through 5 centuries of Jewish life in Mexico.
A once-in-a-lifetime adventure that weaves together history, culture, and incredible human resilience.
See the firs Sephardic temple, a living monument to cultural preservation and step inside the historic first Ashkenazi synagogue... feel the echoes of generations past.
From crypto-Jews of the Viceregal era to 20th-century refugees seeking a new home, every stone, every building, every story has a profound tale waiting to be discovered.
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance to some public and private places has been agreed and has been either waived or included.
Local Guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
República de Argentina 15
We meet outside Number 15, República de Argentina Street, curbside, right at the door marked with #15. It is the main door and it is not at the corner. It is at the heart of Mexico City's Historic Center.
Return
Justo Sierra 71
We end right in front of Loreto Park, on the Justo Sierra Street (South) side.
Arrivals & Survival of Jews in Mexico from 1519
(92) Reviews
Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
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Uncover the hidden tapestry of Mexican Jewish heritage!
Embark on a historical walk through 5 centuries of Jewish life in Mexico.
A once-in-a-lifetime adventure that weaves together history, culture, and incredible human resilience.
See the firs Sephardic temple, a living monument to cultural preservation and step inside the historic first Ashkenazi synagogue... feel the echoes of generations past.
From crypto-Jews of the Viceregal era to 20th-century refugees seeking a new home, every stone, every building, every story has a profound tale waiting to be discovered.
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance to some public and private places has been agreed and has been either waived or included.
Local Guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
República de Argentina 15
We meet outside Number 15, República de Argentina Street, curbside, right at the door marked with #15. It is the main door and it is not at the corner. It is at the heart of Mexico City's Historic Center.
Return
Justo Sierra 71
We end right in front of Loreto Park, on the Justo Sierra Street (South) side.
Itinerary
1
Librería Porrúa
We will begin with an intro chat from a terrace overlooking the ruins of the Great Aztec Temple showing the modern peaceful coexistence of religions in Mexico.
1 hour
2
Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Mexico
We walk behind the Metropolitan Cathedral to see the Chapel of the Souls where the teachings against heresy (other religions) are displayed at a vantage point from where we can appreciate the colonial architecture designed "to keep the Jews away," imposed by the Spanish Inquisition.
20 minutes
3
Plaza de Santo Domingo
We visit the main trading marketplace from the 16th to the 19th centuries where Jews-in-Hiding had to come and trade their merchandise as they were being watched from the Palace of the Inquisition. At the palace, we decipher its anti-Semitic hidden messages as well as those on the Santo Domingo church at the starting point of El Camino Real, a safe haven for Jewish traveling traders of the time.
20 minutes
4
Antiguo Palacio de la Santa Inquisición
We will pass by the Administration building of the Inquisition as well as their living quarters, right next to its Perpetual Prison, where Jews were tortured and sentenced to death.
20 minutes
5
Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso
We will see from the outside, the place where Diego Rivera (of Sephardic origin) met Frida Kahlo (of Ashkenazim origin), to learn how the Mexican anti-Fascist movement supported the cancellation of the first and only ever anti-Semitic national convention and the reception as a refugee of Lev Davidovich Bronstein (a.k.a. Leon Trotsky).
15 minutes
6
Plaza Loreto
At Plaza Loreto, we pass by the first purposedly-built synagogue, Sephardic Mount Sinai, in Mexico, and the neighboring one, the first Ashkenazim one, Nidjei Israel, where the experience comes to an end.
15 minutes
7
Sinagoga Historica Justo Sierrra
We visit the decommissioned and first Ashkenazim shul in Mexico.