Eastern Europe
July 5 - 16, 2009
$4,399.00 per person, based on double occupancy
Tour Includes:
- Roundtrip airfare from New York to Eastern Europe
- 2 nights at the Polonia Palace in Warsaw
- 2 nights at the Radisson Inn in Krakow
- 3 nights at the Intercontinental Hotel in Budapest
- 3 nights at the President Hotel in Prague
- Welcome dinner Beit Warszawa in Warsaw
- Dinner in Krakow
- Shabbat dinner in Budapest
- Farewell dinner in Prague
- All touring and sightseeing in a delux air-conditioned motor coach with an English speaking guide
- Group Transfers upon arrival and departure
- Entrance fees as per itinerary
- Porterage for one piece of luggage
Tour Highlights:
- Lectures by Professor Stephen Berk
- Tour Jewish Warsaw
- Warsaw Ghetto
- Old Jewish Cemetery
- Jewish Heritage tour of Krakow
- Old Synagogue in Krakow
- Schindler's Factory
- Plashow Concentration Camp
- Visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Shabbat in Budapest
- Dohany Synagogue
- Jewish Cemetery and Museum
- Royal Palace in Budapest
- Royal Castle in Hradcany
- Visit Terezin
- Tour of historic Jewish Prague
- Meet members of the Jewish Communities in Warsaw, Krakow, buidapest, and Prague
- So much more!
Itinerary:
DAY 1, Sunday, July 5, 2009: We depart the United States on our overnight flight to Eastern Europe.DAY 2, Monday, July 6, 2009: We arrive in Warsaw where we are met by our local host and transferred to our hotel. Later we enjoy a panoramic tour of Warsaw including Old Town Square and Lazienki Park. Tonight we meet with members of Beit Warsawa, the new progressive congrega-tion in Warsaw. We enjoy a welcome dinner and hospitality as we learn more about the Judaism alive in today's Poland. Overnight in Warsaw.
DAY 3, Tuesday, July 7, 2009: Breakfast. Today we have a sightseeing tour encompassing Nozyk Synagogue (the only surviving synagogue in Warsaw, founded in 1900), Chopin's Monument, the Warsaw Ghetto, the Jewish Resistance Bunker at Mila 18, Stawski Street buildings (where the SS had their headquarters), the Gensa Cemetery (established in 1806, containing the graves of about 250,000 people and known as the largest cemetery in Poland). Early this evening we enjoy a special event before returning to the hotel. Overnight in Warsaw.
DAY 4, Wednesday, July 8, 2009: Breakfast. We depart Warsaw for Krakow. Our Jewish Heritage tour includes the Old Jewish District, Kazim-ierez, where we see the Old Synagogue (a massive fortress-like building erected in the 15th and 16th Centuries), the "Temple" and the Remuh Synagogue. We continue to the Little Museum at the Drug Store inside the Jewish Ghetto, Schindler's Factory and the Plashow Concentration Camp. Our City tour includes Wawel Castle, St. Mary's Church, the Renaissance Cloth Hall and other historic landmarks. Overnight in Krakow.
DAY 5, Thursday, July 9, 2009: Breakfast. This morning we travel to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the infamous Nazi Concentration Camps where many Jews and others perished in WWII. Here we see the museum and pay tribute to the victims. We end our day in Krakow and have dinner together. Overnight in Krakow.
DAY 6, Friday, July 10, 2009: After breakfast we travel from Krakow to Budapest. Situated on the opposite banks of the Danube River, the for-mer cities of Buda and Pest are linked by a series of graceful bridges. In the evening, we enjoy Shabbat services at the Dohany Synagogue, fol-lowed by Shabbat dinner together. Overnight in Budapest.
DAY 7, Saturday, July 11, 2009: Breakfast. Shabbat Shalom! In the morning, we invite you to join us for Shabbat services. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Budapest.
DAY 8, Sunday, July 12, 2009: Breakfast. We begin our day at the Raul Wallenberg Memorial Statue and then visit the Dohany Synagogue, the 2nd largest synagogue in Europe. We continue to the Jewish Cemetery and Museum and the Holocaust Memorial. We see the Parliament, the Royal Palace, the Castle Hill area, the Fisherman's Bastion. Overnight in Budapest.
DAY 9, Monday, July 13, 2009: Breakfast. Today we transfer to the airport to board our flight to Prague, the Czech capital, also known as "the City of One Thousand Spires" with its Baroque churches, promenades, parks and ancient city walls. Upon arrival, we see the 1,000 year-old Royal Castle of Hradcany, the Charles Bridge, the Astronomical Clock and St. Vitus Cathedral before transferring to the hotel. Overnight in Prague.
DAY 10, Tuesday, July 14, 2009: Breakfast. Today we travel to Terezin, the former "model" Nazi concentration camp. We visit the Fortress, Jewish Cemetery, Museum, the hidden synagogue, the Memorial Monument and the town itself. Overnight in Prague.
DAY 11, Wednesday, July 15, 2009: After breakfast we enjoy a sightseeing tour of Jewish interest sites, with a visit to the Old City to view the Josefov, Prague's Jewish Town with its Old Town Hall, the Alt-Neu Synagogue, the Pinkas Synagogue, the Maisel Synagogue, the Jewish Ceme-tery and the State Jewish Museum. In the evening, we enjoy a farewell dinner together at a local restaurant. Overnight in Prague.
DAY 12, Thursday, July 16, 2009: After breakfast we will transfer to the airport to board our flight home. We arrive home.
Memories Last Forever!
*Itinerary subject to change
To book this trip contact: RebeccaFor more information call the Office of Alumni Relations at (518) 388-6168.