Fighting Hitler - Berlin's Nazi Resistance Movement
Fighting Hitler - Berlin's Nazi Resistance Movement
With Berlin’s only World War II tour specialists, discover the bravery and resistance of those who fought against Nazi oppression. This tour takes you on a journey through Berlin's Jewish district, exploring key historical events and sites related to the rise of anti-Semitism in 1930s Germany. You will learn about the stories of resistance, including Otto Weidt's sanctuary for blind and deaf Jews.
Hear the remarkable story of the women who protested for the release of their Jewish husbands from concentration camps. If you're looking for an educational and meaningful experience, this is it. Key Tour Highlights:- Visit Berlin's oldest Jewish landmarks- Deportation centre - Otto Weidts factory - Berlin's Oscar Schindler - Burning of the Books and more!
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Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum
The Synagogue remained in use until 1940 until being confiscated by the Army and used to store military uniforms. In November 1943, the Synagogue was severely damaged in an allied bombing raid. The main hall was torn down in 1958, partly rebuilt in 1988 and officially reopened in 1995. Today the Synagogue houses the Centrum Judaicum foundation, an institution for preserving Jewish memory and tradition.
10 minutesJüdisches Gymnasium Moses Mendelssohn
In the Fall of 1941, the deportation of Jews to the newly conquered territories to the East resulted in banning all Jewish schools. In 1942, the Reich Main Security office under the SS turned the building into a transit camp. The windows were barred, and Jews were crammed inside to await deportation.
5 minutesJewish Cemetery and Holocaust Memorial
In April 1945 burials once again took place. Almost 2500 German soldiers and Berlin civilians killed during the fighting or shot by the SS for hanging white flags from their windows are buried in mass graves.
15 minutesMuseum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt
As tensions grew, Weidt endeavoured to protect his mostly blind and deaf employees from persecution and deportation, regularly bribing Gestapo officers and falsifying documents. Even going as far as to travel to Auschwitz concentration camp to break one of his employees out.
10 minutesDenkmal Rosenstraße
As pressure mounted Goebbels authorized the prisoner's release.
10 minutesAm Lustgarten 1 Museum Island
In 1934, the Lustgarten was paved over to make way for Nazi propaganda rallies, swearing-in ceremonies and military parades.
10 minutesZeughaus
A detailed coup d'état was in place and ready to go, learn what happens next on this tour.
10 minutesNeue Wache
The monument is a moving site in the middle of this busy city and stands as Germany’s central memorial for the victims of war and tyranny.
10 minutesBook Burning Memorial at Bebelplatz
On 10 May 1933, members of the Nazi German Student Union and their professors gathered here in Bebel Platz adjacent the historical and prestigious Humboldt University. In a nationwide action “against the un-German spirit”. Students burned upwards of 25,000 volumes of books that were deemed "un-German".
10 minutesTrains To Life Trains To Death
Designed by sculpture Frank Meisle, himself among those rescued by the Kindertransporte travelling from here to England in 1939.
10 minutesIncluded
- FREE hand and feet warmers in winter (Dec-Feb)
- FREE rain ponchos throughout the year (In event of rain)
Good to Know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.