What Makes Us Special

Jewish Tour Guides Rome – Meet Our Expert Team

We feel that ALL of our visitors are V.I.P.’s. Of course, we are proud to count among our very satisfied guests the following notable clients.

Notable Clients

  • Treasurer General of the United States
  • U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
  • U.S. Ambassadors to UN, Germany, Czech Republic
  • Reverend Robert Schuller
  • Congressman Ed Royce
  • White House Secret Service
  • Jackie Mason
  • Biden family
  • Jeremy Irons
  • Gilad Shalit

 

David Walden – Lead Jewish Tour Guide

David Walden is one of Rome’s most experienced Jewish tour guides. Fluent in English, Hebrew, Italian and American Sign Language, David brings Jewish history to life with passion and deep knowledge.

Clients include: Keren Kayemet, Keren Ha-Yesod, AIPAC, Jackie Mason, Biden family, Jeremy Irons, Neil Jordan, Gilad Shalit, Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Rabbi Marvin Hier, Museum of Tolerance, ORT, Park Avenue Synagogue.

 

Roy Doliner – Historian & Art Expert

Roy Doliner is a renowned historian, author and Jewish art expert. Co‑author of Michelangelo’s Sacred Vision, Roy reveals the Jewish secrets of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican art that few guides know.

Recognized worldwide for his expertise on Michelangelo’s Hebrew Bible influences and Jewish symbols in Christian art.

 

Our Expert Team

All our guides share David’s passion for Jewish history and Roy’s art expertise. In addition, they speak multiple languages and specialize in making Jewish Rome accessible to all visitors.

 

Languages We Offer

  • English
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • American Sign Language (ASL)

 

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OUR TEAM of Guides


Andrea Stoler

is originally from upstate New York and Chicago and has been living in Rome for over twelve years. She has a PHD in Moleculer Cell Biology from Northwestern University and has been a passionate art history scholar for many years specializing in the Medieval era. She also loves teaching the interconnections between Jewish and Roman history and Judaism and Western Art.

David Walden

was born in Toronto, Canada. He has a Yeshiva background and a degree in elementary education from the city of New York. He has lived in Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, Switzerland, Israel and now Italy for the past fourteen years. He has taught in Jewish day schools in Hebrew and English. He loves Roman architecture and its amazing Jewish heritage.    

Roy Doliner

helped establish Rome For Jews and still selects and trains the docents personally. He is by trade an award-winning playright and actor, performing in both Italy and the United States, and by passion a historian, interpreter and Talmud instructor. He is currently busy promoting his internationally best-selling book The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican, co-authored with Rabbi Benjamin Blech.