Sinagoga — Attraction in Mexico City

We had a deeply informative tour of the surrounding neighborhood led by David C. Organized via this gorgeously restored synagogue. I can’t recommend this tour enough. Guide, David C. covered perhaps 4 blocks of the old city/Merced neighborhood but hundreds of years of history. Cultures, historical moments and personal experiences of inhabitants were distilled in those few hours. Mexican, post inquisition Spain and Jewish history/migration from Allepo, Damascus, and Europe to Mexico. We were a small group of 4 people Jewish and non-Jewish, we all found the tour rivhly informative. Five estrellas. Don’t be misdirected to a copy cat tour via AirB&B. This one is the real deal based on oral history and more collected by the Synagogue...

David Calderon is a truly fantastic and exemplary guide. He is super friendly, welcoming, and responsive. Most importantly, he’s extremely knowledgeable. His skills in conveying both general Mexican, and Jewish Mexican, history are wonderful. His knowledge base is wide and deep, and he’s always happy to answer any question. He is not afraid to share his viewpoints and does so in a way that is illuminating and challenging. David is particularly thoughtful about the way different Jewish communities in Mexico City originated and evolved. And he brings individual stories into his narratives quite vividly. Highly...

My family did a 3-hour Jewish History Tour tour with David C. which included a stop in this beautiful Ashkenazi synagogue. This tour was the highlight of our trip to CDMX. David thoughtfully and eloquently wove the history of Mexican Jews into the history of CDMX and greater Mexico, sharing remarkable stories about the the complex immigration by Jews into Mexico. His passion for Mexico City was contagious. My 2 kids (early 20s) enjoyed it as much as my husband and me. We highly recommend David's tour! (We booked the tour through Monica @ Justo...