Mexico City: Jewish Presence
Mexico City: Jewish Presence
Mexico City: Jewish Presence
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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.
Itinerary
Librería Porrúa
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWe 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.Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Mexico
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe 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.Plaza de Santo Domingo
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe 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.Antiguo Palacio de la Santa Inquisición
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe 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.Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe 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).Plaza Loreto
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAt 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.Sinagoga Historica Justo Sierrra
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe visit the decommissioned and first Ashkenazim shul in Mexico.
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Unbelievable, informative, fascinating, I couldn’t believe how much I can hear in one tour. Loved it.
Fabulous tour. Informative, interesting and very worthwhile