Guided tour "Jewish life of yesteryear in Thun"

On the town tour «Jewish life of yesteryear in Thun», author Franziska Streun takes her audience on a trip back to former times as she describes Jewish businesses, the prayer hall, the Torah school and the kosher diet of soldiers in the Second World War. She also shares her research findings on the Frontist Party in Thun, the pogrom of Basel, the Jewish ghetto in Bern and the towns of Endingen and Lengnau, until 1866 the only places in Switzerland where Jews were permitted to settle.

On the tour "Jewish life of yesteryear in Thun", Franziska Streun leads participants on a journey back to bygone days. She speaks about shops like «Zur Stadt Paris» and «London Haus», describes the one-time prayer room and the Torah school and outlines where soldiers were able to eat kosher food on public holidays during the Second World War.
The author also shares her research findings with interested persons, covering everything from the Frontists of Thun and the Oberland to the Basel pogrom, the Jewish ghetto of Bern and the towns of Endingen and Lengnau, until 1866 the only places in Switzerland where Jewish people were permitted to settle.
The tour can be booked for private groups year-round.

Your highlights at a glance

• Absorbing history of Jewish life in bygone days
• Information based on painstakingly researched documents

To ensure that your trip is perfect in every way

• Group tours available year-round Special rates for large groups
• Aperitifs can be booked additionally