Jerulita Guides
Jerulita Guides and Scholars
Dear Traveler,
I invite you to join a least formal and anti-boring tour of Vilnius city. I make it once a week for a limited number of participants.
- each time it is a different route and a combination of sites and highlights
- you can also participate in choosing the sites and themes
- 3-4 hours walking tour in Vilnius
- Lithuanian history
- Jewish history
- Insights of the modern Vilnius
- On-the-spot culinary degustation
- Have a drink with a guide
The tour can be in English, or if you book for a small group of friends it can also be in Hebrew, Lithuanian, or Russian.
Svetlana Shtarkman
William Zitkauskas
I like guiding! I like perpetual learning. People ask questions, and this encourages me and sometimes even forces me to learn new things all the time. Questions can be about unexpected fields and this widens my horizon. When I was a “young guide” I was afraid to answer that I did not know… not the best feeling… today I am self-confident and I can tell people that I do not know the answer. This means that I will learn something new that day.
I like guiding! I like being outside. Sixty – seventy percent of the tours are outside and with people who come to rest and enjoy. It makes the atmosphere fresh, positive, and inspiring. We walk a lot – it keeps all of us fit and healthy. I present the history, heritage, folklore, culture, cuisine, and other things. It makes my work very meaningful to me and as a consequence to my clients.
One of my favorite tours is the Jewish heritage tour to Poland.
Ira Wesley Kitmacher
Ira Wesley Kitmacher is a historian and published author of books on European (Monsters and Miracles: Horror, Heroes and the Holocaust) Ira has appeared in television news programs, filmed documentaries, magazines, radio programs, podcasts, newspapers, museum events, and conferences. He is a professor, teaching graduate-level courses at Georgetown University in Washington and more.
Ira is an experienced and acclaimed guide, conducting tours in America and in Europe. Welcome to join a fascinating tour accompanied by the story from his book.
Hugh Raichlin
Hugh has been a practicing attorney since 1986. Hugh is a former Gauteng Chairman of the IUA-UCF, former Chairman of Keter Torah Congregation Sydenham Johannesburg, and a current Trustee of the Rambam Charitable Trust which has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Hugh has conducted services on the High Holy Days at the Pine Street Synagogue, Sunny Road Synagogue and Northcliff Synagogue for almost 30 years, and presently teaches Jewish Law, philosophy, and ethics every week.
Hugh is a Scholar in Residence for Jewish Heritage Tours and has led tours to India, Morocco, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, Budapest, Bratislava, and Vienna.
Jerulita team is happy to operate a Jewish heritage tour to Lithuania and Poland, which is led and inspired by Hugh.