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Every program is private and priced on quote, depending on duration (half-day Marais Tasting Walk or full-day Immersion), group size (1 to 6 guests) and what you want to include.

Send your dates and group size by WhatsApp or phone (+33 6 68 08 61 02) or through the inquiry form: you receive a written quote within 24 hours, VAT included, stating exactly what is covered. Full details in our Terms of sale.

For individual and family programs, 2 to 4 weeks in advance is ideal. If you want to meet a specific historian or academic, allow more time.

Last-minute requests (less than 7 days) are handled when possible, but cannot always include high-level private encounters, because those require scheduling with working academics whose calendars are dense.

For individual programs, we require a 50% deposit at confirmation. Full refund if cancelled more than 14 days before the program date. 50% refund between 7 and 14 days. No refund within 7 days, because the deposit covers pre-committed encounters and reservations that can't be recovered.

No. We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance separately through a reputable insurer. Any tour operator who bundles "free" insurance is charging for it elsewhere.

Yes. Glatt kosher is available on request. We work with certified Parisian kosher caterers and restaurants.

Please tell us your kashrut requirements when inquiring: standard kosher, glatt kosher, kosher dairy, or kosher for Passover all have distinct logistics. Kosher certification documentation is available on request.

Yes, with adapted content. On Shabbat, we respect observance: no photography of observant individuals, no entry to working synagogues during services, no driving to locations. Many guests find Shabbat in Paris especially meaningful: the quietness of the Marais, Friday night dinners, the walk to synagogue.

We also arrange private Shabbat dinners with Parisian families on request, one of the most memorable experiences we offer.

Yes, subject to the congregation's hospitality and security practices. We work with several Paris synagogues across denominations (Consistoire/Modern Orthodox, Masorti/Conservative, liberal/Reform) and can arrange visits coordinated with the rabbi in advance. Formal arrival procedures apply, we brief you on what to expect.

All. We've designed programs for Reform, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, Reconstructionist, and unaffiliated Jewish groups. Our network spans the French Jewish denominational landscape, and we adapt religious content (kashrut, Shabbat observance, synagogue choice) to the group's practice without any judgment either way.

English and French. Cultural translation between American, Israeli, and French Jewish realities is built into every experience at no additional cost.

Hebrew-speaking guests are welcome. While the program is not delivered in Hebrew, most of our institutional contacts speak Hebrew, and we can include Hebrew-speaking encounters on request.

Yes, with advance planning. Paris's historic Jewish quarters (Marais, Pletzl) are flat but feature many cobblestones. The Mémorial de la Shoah is fully wheelchair accessible. Taxis can be used between stops (paid on site).

We will ask about any specific needs when we prepare your program, and we're transparent about what we can and cannot adapt.

Children aged 10 and above adapt well to our programs, especially the Marais walk and select encounters. Younger children are welcome but the standard content and pace are designed for teens and adults.

For families with younger children, we can design adapted formats: shorter durations, more informal encounters, storytelling-based content.

No. We can recommend hotels near the Marais, but you book and pay them directly. We do not sell flights, hotels or transport.

This separation keeps our fees transparent and avoids markups on third-party services.

Our programs take place in Paris. A visit to the Drancy memorial, just north of Paris, can be included in a full-day program; you travel there by public transport or taxi, paid on site.

For other regions, we're happy to point you to the right local contacts.

Élie Petit, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of K. The European Jewish Review, lecturer at Université Paris Nanterre, and founder of Jewish Paris Insider. A working journalist embedded in Jewish-European cultural and intellectual life for over a decade.

Licensed tour guides are not involved in our programs. That's a deliberate choice. We operate differently, and the price reflects that difference.

We identify and invite specific historians, rabbis, intellectuals, artists, or editors based on the program's theme and the group's interests. Encounters typically last 30 to 60 minutes. They are real conversations: not performances or lectures.

Honoraria, when appropriate, are handled by us. Encounters require 2 to 3 weeks of lead time for the most senior figures; some require longer.

At the end of every program, each guest or group receives a Cultural Giving Guide, a curated list of the institutions encountered during the program (Mémorial de la Shoah, K. European Jewish Review, cultural projects, research labs) with direct donation links.

No middleman, no suggested amount, no obligation. Your visit becomes an act of cultural philanthropy on your terms.

Our core focus is Jewish Paris and European Jewish life. Israel appears in the program when relevant, through Franco-Israeli cultural figures, K.'s European Jewish perspective, or the broader context of contemporary Jewish political and intellectual life.

We don't offer Israel-centric programs; for that, Israeli operators do it better. What we offer is the specifically European, and specifically French, Jewish reality.

Licensed tour guides deliver a certified, standardized product: regulated narrative, defined routes, fixed content. Excellent for first-time Paris visitors who want the canonical tour.

Jewish Paris Insider is the opposite: access-based, not script-based. We open doors. You sit down with a historian, not in front of a plaque. The trade-off is that we charge more, book smaller, and don't serve everyone, but for guests who already have baseline Paris literacy, it's the experience they've been unable to find elsewhere.