Platform 17 Memorial (Gleis 17, Grunewald) Tours and Tickets

Less than an hour southwest of Berlin sits Potsdam, a historic city with amazing architecture and the former home of the King of Prussia. Explore this city on a private guided day trip from Berlin, complete with a dedicated photographer. Enjoy hotel pickup and drop off, plus complimentary bottled water. Visit historic sites like Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Bravo.

This is a great choice for anyone interested in learning about Berlin’s Jewish community. Explore the city with a guide who moved to Berlin from Tel Aviv in 1987, and has become an expert in the city’s Jewish history. Discover personal stories that you wouldn't uncover otherwise, and visit important monuments and landmarks such as the Holocaust Memorial, the Jewish Quarter, the Memorial to the Burning of the Books, and the city’s oldest Jewish cemetery.

I am one of the longest working and most experienced jewish Berlin guides. Already in 1987 I came to live in Berlin as to Alumni of the Film & Television department of the Tel Aviv University. 20 years ago I started guiding friends and kept the personal touch while becoming highly professional about the Jewish history and the history of Berlin. Those 20 years so gave the experience to customize your itinerary. I know every corner, street, building, place in the jewish quarters and I have detailed historical and cultural knowledge for all these and many other stories about individuals or their families living in Berlin. My clients are in a hurry, they have enough space to fit 6 clients and they are still quite roomy and comfortable when full. If you wish and the weather permits it, we can also do walking tours

Take a day trip from Berlin into Potsdam and learn how the events that took place here led to a divided Germany. With an expert guide in WW2 and Cold War history, you’ll hear the stories behind the world-changing events that took place here. Visit the Platform 17 memorial in honor of Jews who were sent to Nazi extermination camps. See where the Wannsee Conference and the fate of Europe’s Jewish population was held. Next, head to Cecilienhof Palace, where the Potsdam Conference of 1945 was held. It was here that the heads of state of the victorious Allies negotiated the future of defeated Nazi Germany. Head inside for a guided audio tour with included tickets. See the Glienicke Bridge, also famously known as the “Bridge of Spies” (thanks to Steven Spielberg’s movie of the same name). Time permitting, you’ll also visit the non-natural hill of Teufelsberg, or Devil’s Mountain, where you can still the ruins of the huge U.S. listening station that was here during the Cold War.

Save time reading up on the history of Berlin’s Jewish community and learn in a much more immersive way—on a guided tour with a private academic guide to tell you the stories behind the places you visit. The comprehensive itinerary showcases some of the city’s most important Jewish sites, such as the Memorial Jewish Cemetery, Hackesche Höfe courtyard, the Missing House, and the New Synagogue Berlin.