Who were the first Jewish settlers in Berlin and when was the community established? What made the Jews of Berlin different? Learn about the Jewish Reform movement during this NEW virtual presentation on Zoom that explores the story of the Berliner Jewish community.

Virtually stroll around Berlin’s oldest neighborhood where the first Jews settled, and visit the City Center that was once dominated by the city's Jews. You’ll go to the oldest Jewish cemetery and marvel at the New Berlin Synagogue. Walking in the footsteps of the Jewish intellectuals, merchants and bankers you’ll uncover the Golden Age of the Berlin’s Jewry. Your guide on this adventure is Olga Bokhonovskaya, a native of Odessa in the Ukraine. She will share with you exciting stories of the Jewish elite who played important roles in the economics and social life of the city.

Your guide on this virtual adventure is Olga. who earned her MBA in the US and was formerly employed in the field of marketing, but switched to the tourism industry in 2011 and founded Odessa Walks touring company back in her home country to supply international travelers with an authentic Odessa experience. Her areas of expertise include cultural, historic, and Jewish heritage tours. Before the war in the Ukraine, she had 3 guides working for her company. Because of the pandemic, she created live-stream virtual programs starting in 2020 that share her hometown’s beauty and rich history to people from around the world, who might not otherwise have had that opportunity, and has now branched out to "tour" other areas virtually.

This is Part 1 of a two Part series, but you do NOT have to watch both parts. Each talk stands on it's own.