THE OLD JEWISH QUARTER
"a shtetl called Whitechapel"
Danna Freedman-Numerow - Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 2007  We greatly enjoyed the Jewish Walking tour of London.
We were 2 adults and 2 teenagers. The teenagers, who of course siad they didn't want to participate, kept up front with Jean our guide, to not miss a word of any of her stories or explainations!
Although the tour was more of a virtual tour, as most of the sites are no longer what they they were, our guide, Jean, managed to explain everything so clearly and colourfully! We loved her explainations of the 'Spittalfields' and 'Covent Gardens' and of course we truly enjoyed the visit to the Bevis Marks Shule and the introduction to the Shamos.
What truly touched us the most, was Jean's actions when she marched into the McDonald's to have them clear up the garbage from the bronze memorial statue of the Children escaping the war to arrive in London.
It is important for us to learn and see ~ Jean helped make that experience possible and enjoyable. We would recommend this tour to anyone!! |
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