The guide was amazing and knowledgeable - the information was fascinating as were the stained glass windows. A donation of $5 was requested and that appeared fair to me.

This was the second high point of our visit to Savannah. We had a superb guide who gave us the history of the building, but even more interesting, the history of the Jews in Savannah. The building is beautiful and the history museum attached is a fascinating collection of letters, photographs and religious artifacts all associated with the synagogue. Don't... More

Sitting on one of Savannah's beautiful square, this synagogue has interesting architecture that reminded me of the grand synagogue in Florence Italy. The docent who conducted the tour was passionate about the building and the history of Jews in Savannah, which dates back to the early 1700s. I learned a lot that I did not know about American history from... More

I liked the tour of this historic temple. Our tour guide knew so much about the history of the Jews coming to Savannah. The museum is small but full of artifacts. I am glad I had the opportunity to see this beautiful and historic place.

We wanted to tour this temple all week, but never seemed to be there in time. I am so glad that we finally made it! The tour is extremely well done-the docent is a member of the congregation, and is very knowledgeable on the history and the practices of the congregation. The temple is beautiful. Although I am not Jewish,... More

Toby was a wonderful docent for a 45 min tour of this synagogue which has a done a great job of preserving so much of its history! A must see!

We knew we wanted to see the synagogue for its architectural merit, but literally stumbled upon a sign announcing tours. For a suggested $5 donation, we were treated to a docent led tour starting in the temple proper. The docent was a member of the temple and his knowledge and passion were self evident. Not only did we get a... More

We really wanted to go inside, but because it was Saturday (the Jewish Sabbath), we couldn't tour it. We did, however, get a really good look at the outside of it. Beautiful stained glass windows and spires, and a very nice informative plaque outside of the temple giving the history of the congregation and the building itself.

Founded in 1733 by Jews of Spanish-Portuguese derivation who had migrated to England after the Spanish Inquisition, Temple Mickve Israel is the third oldest synagogue in the US, and first in the South. It resembles a cathedral because Victorian-era Gothic Revival architects adhered to fashionable dictates of the British-owned American colonies. The Brits extensively engaged in the slave trade to... More