Bratislava Old Town

Meet your expert local guide, a specialist in Jewish heritage and Bratislava’s history. Receive a brief introduction to Bratislava’s Jewish past, dating back to the 13th century. Understand how the Jewish community flourished under the Austro-Hungarian Empire but suffered during World War II and communism. Walk through the historic Jewish Quarter, once a bustling hub of Jewish merchants, scholars, and rabbis.

Visit the site of the Neolog Synagogue, tragically demolished in 1969 to make way for the SNP Bridge (UFO Bridge). See photographs and historical illustrations of what the Jewish Quarter once looked like. Stop at the Bratislava Holocaust Memorial (Gate of No Return), commemorating 90,000 Slovak Jews deported and murdered during the Holocaust. Visit the Chatam Sofer Memorial, dedicated to Rabbi Moses Schreiber (Chatam Sofer), one of the most revered Jewish scholars of the 19th century. Learn about the Bratislava Yeshiva, once one of the most renowned Jewish learning centers in Europe. Understand how the old Jewish cemetery was partly destroyed, yet this sacred site was preserved against all odds.