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Making Their Mark: Montreal Jewish History Walking Tour

Montréal, Canada
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  • 2 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Gain insight into Canada’s colorful heritage on this Jewish history walking tour in Montreal. Follow your guide through Montreal’s Plateau neighborhood, where many Jewish people settled from the early days of the 20th century. Learn of life for the settlers in those early days and see where they lived, worked and worshiped as they built new lives for themselves far from home. Discover synagogues, schools, hospitals and cultural hubs built by the settlers, and hear how they helped shape the face of modern Montreal today.
  • Step back in time on a history tour
  • Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the city
  • Choice of morning or afternoon departure
  • Family friendly

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

  • 3961 Boul. Saint-Laurent
    3961 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2W 1Y4, Canada

    We will meet you just in front of 3961 Boul. Saint-Laurent (intersection Napoleon). Please note that while we are running outdoor food and walking tours, the museum's interior space is currently closed.

End point

  • 3919 Rue Clark
    3919 Rue Clark, Montréal, QC H2W 1W5, Canada

    Outside of 3919 Rue Clark (Intersection of Clark and Bagg)

What To Expect

Museum of Jewish Montreal

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plateau Mont-Royal (Pass By)

Saint Laurent Boulevard (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Tour begins outside of 3961 Boul. Saint-Laurent (intersection Napoleon)
  • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Traveller Tips

Definitely recommend for tourists as well as for those who live in Montreal.

Reviews

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Great Jewish History tour.
Phyllis_L, Sept 2022
Romi was an excellent tour guide. Very thorough with a very friendly manner. We learned a lot and it was quite interesting!
Response from Host, Sept 2022
Hi there, Thanks so much for this positive review! We are glad to read that you had a great time on our walking tour. Thank you for your support and interest! We hope to see you very soon! - MJM Team
Worth the trek in the heat
Kathy_H, July 2022
Our guide brought to life the story of Jewish life and the interaction with different communities. Excellent interesting and informative. One note. It was beastly hot. Need to walk on shady side of the street
Response from Host, July 2022
Hi there, Thanks so much for this positive review! We'll let our guide know that you had a great time on our Making Their Mark walking tour. Thank you for your support and interest! We hope to see you very soon! - MJM Team
Worthwhile
Stephen_F, July 2022
Interesting and informative Fascinating Highly recommend. Nice walk. Covered history of community. Could be more in depth
Response from Host, July 2022
Hi there, Thanks so much for this positive review! We'll let our guide know that you had a great time on our Making Their Mark walking tour. Thank you for your support and interest! We hope to see you very soon! - MJM Team
Excellent tour guide -...
Brett_R, July 2022
Excellent tour guide - Romy was very engaging, well informed, patient, and charming. So glad she was able to lead our group through a wonderful and edifying afternoon.
Response from Host, July 2022
Hi there, Thanks so much for this positive review! We'll let our guide know that you had a great time on our Making Their Mark walking tour. Thank you for your support and interest! We hope to see you very soon! - MJM Team
Fabulous tour!!!
Mark_H, Sept 2021
The guide, Lavana was superb. Well prepared and extremely knowledgeable. She made the tour come alive. Could not have been better. Highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Sept 2021
Hi Mark, thanks so much for your positive review - we're so happy you enjoyed the tour! We will pass on the info to Levana. - MJM team
Excellent experience
Beverley K, Nov 2019
Our guide was very well informed, managed the group well and could answer all the questions with confidence. he obviously has a passion for the work.
Trip to Montreal
ef1953, Aug 2019
Our tour was led by Cassandra and the group was small with 8 people. We learned about Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe who fled the pogroms and settled around Boulevard Saint Laurent. Schwartz's Deli and Main are nearby. We arrived at 1:30 and were seated at 2:00 and finished in time for the 3:00 tour.
Superb!
Debra_Y, July 2019
Our tour was excellent and our guide, Ben, was extremely knowledgable about the area and it's history. Definitely recommend for tourists as well as for those who live in Montreal.
Excellent Tour
Lsteiner99, July 2019
Max was very informative and personable. He made the tour enjoyable for us and we would recommend this tour to anyone interested in Montreal Jewish history.
Informative tour
David_G, July 2019
The guide, Ben, was personable and well informed. We did a lot of walking in the vicinity, learned of the original purposes of various buildings, and picked up a lot of local Jewish history along the way. A good way to spend a couple of hours. We recommend going into Fletcher's Cafe, the meeting place, having a St. Viateur bagel, browsing the books and exhibit, and chatting with the young folks who work there.
Montreal Jewish History Walk
susan d, Sept 2018
We went to meet at the Jewish Museum which is nothing but a storefront without anything Jewish on display, only things to purchase. Our guide was a young woman who had a spiral notebook with pictures to display.. We walked in pouring rain and saw old buildings from the outside. The guide told us what the buildings used to be when the Jewish population lived in that part of Montreal. It was a waste of time and money.
Interesting tour
Fran_K, Aug 2018
Our guide was a young student-Ben. Gave an very good, informative, interesting history of this part of the city as it was when it was the Jewish Quarter. The history of the different ethnic groups of Jews who lived here was very interesting. Well worth the hour and one-half walk.
Josh is a fantastic guide. He's...
Lisa S, May 2018
Josh is a fantastic guide. He's knowledgable, enthusiastic, articulate, and fun. I highly recommend this tour.
We highly recommend this tour. Our two...
Amy C, Oct 2017
We highly recommend this tour. Our two hours were well spent. Josh, our exceptional guide, was organized, informative and enjoyable. A and R, Philadelphia
We had an excellent tour guide. Joshua...
Lois S, Sept 2017
We had an excellent tour guide. Joshua made the tour so interesting. His exuberance and knowledge were outstanding. My 14 year old grandson enjoyed as much as I did
Great way to see a part of Montreal a...
Rebecca S, Sept 2017
Great way to see a part of Montreal a little more intensely. Very interesting history and we loved the walking with the history.
We enjoyed this tour. It's actually a 2...
Marsha K, Aug 2017
We enjoyed this tour. It's actually a 2 hour tour- not 1 as advertised. Our tour guide josh was very informative. The down side is that the area is now run down and quite dirty which was upsetting to see.
After reading about the strong Jewish...
Barbara K, Aug 2017
After reading about the strong Jewish community in Montreal we wanted to see where it all began. Well, Josh, our guide did not leave a stone untouched. He was a wealth of information and presented it in a conversational manner telling the story of how it began up from where it is now. We walked at a leisurely pace which made it very doable. Told my friends about it when we returned home and peaked their interest.
Very good tour. The guide Abigail was...
Inessa G, July 2017
Very good tour. The guide Abigail was very dedicated, knowledgeable and cute. Highly recommend this tour for those who is interested in Jewish history of Montreal! Inessa G. (US, California)
Very good tour. Walked around...
siegel.marilyn, Sept 2016
Very good tour. Walked around neighborhood pointed everything out and explained all. Showed us restaurants in area

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