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Jewish Tours

Jewish tours take you to two to four cemeteries, including a walking tour of a who's who of civic and business leaders: Westheimers, Zindlers, Gordons, Battelsteins, Sakowitzes, Ben Taub, Meyers, Levys, and more. We visit approximately five former synagogues, including the two oldest remaining ones, dating to the 1920s. Sometimes we tour inside one of the historical structures. From the past, we will drive by and identify the mansions of Riverside Terrace and Timberside, as well as one old home close to downtown. We'll point out a previous Jewish Community Center (JCC) and businesses. You'll see folk art on the tour that is unique to Houston. You also will see several active synagogues, Jewish places of business, kosher bakeries, Kosher restaurants, the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Service, and much more. The tour goes through the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Wards.

Lunch can be arranged at a traditional Jewish style restaurant, a Kosher restaurant, or some other place of your choosing.

We also offer several out-of-town Jewish tours:

Day Tours
2-Day Tours
3-Day Tours
Longer Tours

All out-of-town tours include visits to historic cemeteries, former and active synagogues, JCCs where they exist, and highlights of the cities. All overnight trips include the opportunity to attend Friday night services at a temple in one of the cities that we visit. Customized tours are also available.

Day Tours

Galveston — 6 hours
Hempstead, Anderson, Navasota, and Bryan — 8 hours
Wharton, Bay City, and Victoria — 9 hours
Baytown, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange — 10 hours
Columbus, La Grange, and Austin — 12 hours
Schulenburg, and San Antonio — 12 hours

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Two-Day Tours

Victoria and Laredo
Corpus Christi and Brownsville

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Three-Day Tours

(These tours are for long weekends. Friday through Sunday)

Austin, Waco, Rockdale, and Calvert
Schulenburg, Gonzales, Luling, Hallettsville, and San Antonio
Corpus Christi, Harlingen, Brownsville, and McAllen
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Ennis, Palestine, and Corsicana
Kilgore, Longview, Marshall, Jefferson, Texarkana, and Tyler
Greenville, Paris, Bonham, Sherman, Denison, Gainesville, and Wichita Falls

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Longer Tours

Dallas and Fort Worth - 4 days
New Orleans and either Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, or Lafayette - 4 days
San Angelo, Big Spring, Midland, Odessa, Big Bend - 5 days
Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, and assorted other places - 1 week

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