From Brussels: Jewish Heritage Day Trip to Antwerp

Discover the Jewish heritage in Belgium on a day trip from Brussels. Visit the Synagogue de Bruxelles, the Synagogue Anderlecht, and the Diamond District. Learn about the Jewish religion in Belgium, the Holocaust, and the diamond industry in Antwerp.

Start your tour at the Synagogue de Bruxelles. Continue to the Synagogue Anderlecht and the Diamond District. Visit the Yiddish town and the Diva Museum.

Hear about the history of the Jewish community in Belgium, which dates back to the 13th century. Learn about the role of the Jewish community in the economic growth of the country through trade.

Hear about the prosperity of the Jewish community in Belgium after the French Revolution and the independence of Belgium in 1831. Learn about the freedom of religion in Belgium, which allowed the Jewish community to thrive as equals to the rest of the population.

Hear about the migration of Jews from Eastern Europe to Belgium and the impact of the German occupation of Belgium during World War I.

Learn about the extraordinary journeys of Jews who fled Belgium during World War II. Before the war, around 80,000 Jews lived in Belgium, mostly in Antwerp and Brussels. Today, half of that number still lives in Belgium, mostly in the same areas.

A food pause of 45 minutes in Antwerpen is included, in a raditional Yiddish Restaurant or an unique Chinese-Kosher Restaurant (lunch fees not included).