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Plea
se m
ail t
he c
ompl
eted
reg
istr
atio
n fo
rm w
ith c
heck
(pa
yabl
e to
Cas
e W
este
rn R
eser
ve U
nive
rsity
) or
cre
dit
card
info
rmat
ion
to M
iche
lle M
iller
, Man
ager
of E
duca
tiona
l Tra
vel a
t The
Lau
ra a
nd A
lvin
Sie
gal L
ifelo
ng L
earn
ing
Prog
ram
, Cas
e W
este
rn R
eser
ve U
nive
rsity
, 109
00 E
uclid
Ave
nue,
Cle
vela
nd, O
H 4
4106
-711
6.
Bala
nce
of p
aym
ent
for
all l
and
and
air
cost
s is
due
by
Febr
uary
16,
201
8. S
pace
is li
mite
d. R
eser
vatio
ns w
ill b
e pr
oces
sed
in o
rder
of r
ecei
pt, s
ubje
ct t
o av
ail-
abili
ty.
The
enc
lose
d no
n-re
fund
able
dep
osit
of $
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e (H
ome)
(Wor
k/C
ell)
Em
ail
Plea
se n
ote
pref
eren
ces:
I
am t
rave
ling
alon
e an
d pr
efer
a s
ingl
e ro
om w
here
ver
avai
labl
e at
the
sin
gle
rate
($6
,599
).
I w
ill s
hare
acc
omm
odat
ions
with
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I
wou
ld li
ke t
o sh
are
with
a
Non
-sm
oker
Sm
oker
(sh
ares
are
not
gua
rant
eed)
Inte
rnat
iona
l airf
are
is no
t inc
lude
d in
the
tour
pric
e. In
form
atio
n on
the
reco
mm
ende
d fli
ght i
tiner
ary
will
be
sent
by
our
tour
ope
rato
r up
on c
onfir
mat
ion.
Plea
se s
end
me
a re
com
men
ded
air
itine
rary
and
fare
est
imat
e be
twee
n m
y ho
me
city
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__ a
nd W
arsa
win
: B
usin
ess
clas
s
Eco
nom
y cl
ass
I
have
rea
d th
e to
ur in
form
atio
n an
d te
rms
and
cond
ition
s, in
clud
ing
canc
ella
tion
polic
y, fo
r th
is to
ur a
nd a
gree
to a
bide
by
thes
e po
licie
s. __
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Sign
atur
eD
ate
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n, c
onta
ct M
iche
lle M
iller
at
(216
) 36
8-87
45 o
r M
LM23
1@ca
se.e
du
MIR Corporation: CST #2082306-40.WST #601-099-932. ©2017 MIR Corporation, all rights reserved. Photos: Polish National Tourist Board, MIR Corporation
Included: All accommodation, hotel taxes • Meals per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch,D=dinner) • Arrival/departure transfers for passengers arriving/departing on scheduled start/end days • All overland transportation per itinerary by private vehicles • Special cultural events and extensivesightseeing, including entrance fees • English-speaking local city guides, plus a Tour Manager throughout the itinerary • Baggage handling at the hotels where available; gratuities to local guides, drivers and TourManager • Comprehensive pre-departure packet
Not Included: International round trip airfare to Warsaw. Our tour operator MIR Corporation can assist with reservations • Travel insurance • Meals not specified as included in the itinerary • Personal items such as telephone calls, laundry, excess baggage fees, visa fees, etc.
Air Arrangements: Program rates do not include international airfare to Warsaw. Because of theglobal nature of our members and patrons, there is no group flight for this program. Information on arecommended flight itinerary will be sent by our tour operator upon confirmation.
What to Expect: This trip is moderately active due to the substantial distances covered and theextensive walking and stair climbing required.The tour is not wheelchair accessible. To reap the fullrewards of this adventure, travelers must be able to walk at least two miles a day (with or without the assistance of a cane) over uneven terrain while keeping up with the group, and stand for extended periods of time during walking tours and museum visits. Flexibility and the willingness to accept local standards of amenities and services are essential to the enjoyment of this program.
Reservations and Payments: Please mail the completed registration form with check (payable to Case Western Reserve University) or credit card information and a clean color copy of your passport to Michelle Miller, Manager of Educational Travel at The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong LearningProgram, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7116. Balanceof payment for all land and air costs is due by February 16, 2018.
Cancellations and Refunds: All cancellations must be made in writing to Case Western ReserveUniversity and the following cancellation charges will apply: $750 of the $1000 deposit is non-refundable until the final payment date of February 16, 2018. From February 16 to 65 days beforedeparture $1,000 is non-refundable. If cancellation is made from 45-65 days before departure thecancellation fee is 50% of the land tour program cost. If cancellation is made 44 days or less before departure the cancellation fee is 100% of the land tour program costs. Refunds cannot be made to passengers who do not complete the full tour for any reason at all. Case Western Reserve University and our tour operator MIR Corporation reserve the right, without penalty, to withdraw the tour announced (i.e., cancel a tour). If MIR Corporation cancels the trip, a full refund of land tour paymentswill be made. MIR Corporation reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a participant ina tour, or to require any participant to withdraw from a tour at any time at his/her own expense, when such action is determined by tour staff to be in the best interest of the health, safety, or general welfare of the tour group or of the individual participant, and subject only to the requirement that the recoverable cost of unused services and accommodations be refunded, if any.
Note: Neither Case Western Reserve University nor MIR Corporation accepts liability for any airline cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket in connection with this tour. Itis recommended that you not purchase international flights until instructed by Case Western ReserveUniversity.
Single Travelers: We make every effort to match single travelers who request a roommate. However, shared accommodations cannot be guaranteed and a single supplement rate will apply.
Insurance: A medical/evacuation and trip cancellation/interruption insurance policy (for U.S. residents only) is available for purchase. Information will be provided by Case Western ReserveUniversity with your confirmation packets.
Responsibility: A detailed statement of limitations and exclusions of liability of Case Western Reserve University and MIR Corporation for loss of property, injury, illness or death will be provided to passengers upon enrollment and is available to prospective travelers upon request. A signed release of liability/assumption of risk agreement is required for trip participation.
Land Program Rate: $5,845(per person based on double occupancy)
Single Rate: $6,599
Jewish Poland:Loss, Remembrance & Revival
Warsaw • Krakow • LublinJune 25-July 4, 2018
Tour Info & Terms
For more information, contact Michelle Miller216-368-8745
• Visit POLIN History of Polish Jews Museum, commemorating the thousand-year history of the vibrant Jewish community in Poland, not only the tragic war years.
• Admire Pinczow’s 17th century synagogue, beautifully restored in the 21st century by the World Monument Fund, its interior decorated with exuberant interior frescoes and stone carvings.
• Pay a visit to Oscar Schindler’s Krakow factory near Ghetto Heroes’ Square, the site from which Schindler was able to save over a thousand Jews from the Plaszow forced labor camp, and ultimately from death.
• Explore Krakow’s flourishing Kazimierz district, where Jewish life is returning as young people discover their formerly hidden Jewish heritage.
Program Highlights Alanna Cooper is a cultural anthropologist, and servesas Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning at Case Western Reserve University. Her publications include Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism (IndianaUniversity Press, 2012), as well as many articles in academic journals and the popular press. Prior to joining CWRU in 2013, Dr. Cooper taught and held research positions at Harvard University, Boston University, University of Michigan and University of Massachusetts,Amherst.
Study Leader: Alanna Cooper, Ph.D.
July 1 Drive to Lublin via Markowa, Lezajsk & LancutIn Markowa, visit the Ulma Family Museum, acknowledging Poles who helped Jews hide from Nazis during the Holocaust. Lezajsk is famed for its Jewish cemetery, resting place of a revered Hasidic rabbi. Step inside the simple masonry Lancut Synagogue, and your eyes are met with a profusion of baroque color and form.Continue to Lublin. Grand Hotel Lublinianka (B, L, D)
July 2 LublinDuring the 15th-16th centuries, Lublin was the site of the largest trade fairs in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was a renowned Jewish center, whose yeshiva was famous throughout Europe. Some of the remaining Jewish sites that were preserved through World War II and restored include the Grodzka Gate, the Old and New Jewish Cemeteries, the Lublin Academy of Sages, and the renovated synagogue in Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, officially reopened in 2007. If you choose, visit the second-largest Nazi concentration camp in Poland, Majdanek, in operation from 1941 until 1944. . Grand Hotel Lublinianka (B, D)
July 3 Drive to Warsaw via Kazimierz Dolny Discover the remaining Jewish heritage sites in Kazimierz Dolny, including the 18th century stone synagogue, now a museum; a lapidarium wall near the old Jewish cem-etery, created from rescued gravestones, matsevot, which the Nazis knocked down and used to pave the streets; and an old Jewish butcher shop in the middle of the Maly Rynok. Enjoy a Farewell dinner back in Warsaw. Polonia Palace Hotel (B, D)
July 4 Depart WarsawThe journey comes to an end with transfers to the airport for international flight departures. (B)
Day by Day Itinerary
June 25 Arrive Warsaw Founded in 1374, Warsaw became Poland’s capital in 1596. Jews first settled in the Warsaw area in the 14th century; by 1939, Warsaw’s Jewish population numbered almost 400,000. Take some time to check into the hotel and freshen up, then enjoy a walking tour of UNESCO-listed Old Warsaw, admiring the powerful Royal Castle, the Market Square, and the neoclassical Grand Theater. Pay a visit to Nozyk Synagogue, the only one in the city that survived the war, and Grzybowski Square. Polonia Palace Hotel (1D)
June 26 Warsaw Continue your exploration of the city’s Jewish heritage with a visit to the POLIN Museum, commemorating the thousand-year history of the Jewish community in Poland. Stop at Genscher Cemetery, Warsaw’s largest Jewish cemetery, and the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Monument. Survey the Umschlagplatz, where the Gestapo hadJews assemble to be sent to Treblinka. Polonia Palace Hotel (1B, 1L, 1D)
June 27 Drive to Krakow via Kielce, Chmielnik & Pinczow An exploration of Jewish sites in Kielce includes the former synagogue, the tenement at7 Planty Street, where the infamous 1946 Kielce Pogrom began, the Jewish Cemetery, and the private prayer house of the Zagajski family. In Chmielnik, visit the restored old synagogue, transformed into a state-of-the-art museum that commemorates the history of Jewish Chmielnik. In Pińczów, discover the beautifully restored 17th century synagogue. Check in to the hotel in Krakow and enjoy an independent dinner. Golden Tulip Kazimierz Hotel (B, L)
June 28-30 Krakow Take a walking tour of the Old Town, including Jagiellonian University, among the oldestin Europe, and Wawel Castle, the former seat of Polish kings.Visit the Kazimierz District, a major cultural center of Polish Jewry; the Old Synagogue, or Alte Schul, now the Museum of Jewish History of Krakow; the Remuh Synagogue, one of two still functioning in the old Jewish quarter; and the old Jewish Cemetery, where fragments from ruined tombstones have been pieced into a Wailing Wall. Take a trip to the Martyrdom Museumat Auschwitz, a ghastly reminder of the consequences of intolerance and cruelty. Head to the Jewish Community Center for Shabbat dinner with the community. Pay a visit to Oscar Schindler’s factory, the site from which Schindler was able to save more than a thousand Jews. Our time in Krakow also corresponds with the Jewish Culture Festival,one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world. Golden Tulip Kazimierz Hotel (3B, 2L,1D)
Dear Friends and soon-to-be Friends, We’ve got an amazing itinerary planned for this educational travel tour of Poland. I hope you’ll join me. I am a cultural anthropologist who writes and teaches on migration, memory, loss and identity in the Jewish world. Poland is a fantastic place to explore all these themes. Our travels will take us back in time to understand the rich and dynamic 1,000-year history of this important center of the Jewish world. We’ll grapple with the devastation of the Holocaust, and explore how this loss is being remembered in the Polish landscape today.
I’m particularly excited about our opportunities for private tours and behind-the-scenes conversations with Jewish leaders and professionals dedicated to preserving the past and engaging new, dynamic and complex forms of community life in Poland today. All of these experiences will be enriched by thoughtful group discussion, which I look forward to facilitating. To top it off, our time in Krakow corresponds with the twenty-seventh annual Jewish Cultural Festival, one of the largest and best known international Jewish gatherings in the world.
I hope to share all of this with you!
Alanna
Plea
se m
ail t
he c
ompl
eted
reg
istr
atio
n fo
rm w
ith c
heck
(pa
yabl
e to
Cas
e W
este
rn R
eser
ve U
nive
rsity
) or
cre
dit
card
info
rmat
ion
to M
iche
lle M
iller
, Man
ager
of E
duca
tiona
l Tra
vel a
t The
Lau
ra a
nd A
lvin
Sie
gal L
ifelo
ng L
earn
ing
Prog
ram
, Cas
e W
este
rn R
eser
ve U
nive
rsity
, 109
00 E
uclid
Ave
nue,
Cle
vela
nd, O
H 4
4106
-711
6.
Bala
nce
of p
aym
ent
for
all l
and
and
air
cost
s is
due
by
Febr
uary
16,
201
8. S
pace
is li
mite
d. R
eser
vatio
ns w
ill b
e pr
oces
sed
in o
rder
of r
ecei
pt, s
ubje
ct t
o av
ail-
abili
ty.
The
enc
lose
d no
n-re
fund
able
dep
osit
of $
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$100
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r pe
rson
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ce(s
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lose
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paya
ble
to C
ase
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tern
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erve
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vers
ity
Vi
sa
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aste
rcar
d
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eric
an E
xpre
ss
D
iscov
er
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lose
d is
a sc
anne
d, co
lor
copy
of m
y pa
sspo
rt
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e (H
ome)
(Wor
k/C
ell)
Em
ail
Plea
se n
ote
pref
eren
ces:
I
am t
rave
ling
alon
e an
d pr
efer
a s
ingl
e ro
om w
here
ver
avai
labl
e at
the
sin
gle
rate
($6
,599
).
I w
ill s
hare
acc
omm
odat
ions
with
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I
wou
ld li
ke t
o sh
are
with
a
Non
-sm
oker
Sm
oker
(sh
ares
are
not
gua
rant
eed)
Inte
rnat
iona
l airf
are
is no
t inc
lude
d in
the
tour
pric
e. In
form
atio
n on
the
reco
mm
ende
d fli
ght i
tiner
ary
will
be
sent
by
our
tour
ope
rato
r up
on c
onfir
mat
ion.
Plea
se s
end
me
a re
com
men
ded
air
itine
rary
and
fare
est
imat
e be
twee
n m
y ho
me
city
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____
____
____
__ a
nd W
arsa
win
: B
usin
ess
clas
s
Eco
nom
y cl
ass
I
have
rea
d th
e to
ur in
form
atio
n an
d te
rms
and
cond
ition
s, in
clud
ing
canc
ella
tion
polic
y, fo
r th
is to
ur a
nd a
gree
to a
bide
by
thes
e po
licie
s. __
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Sign
atur
eD
ate
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n, c
onta
ct M
iche
lle M
iller
at
(216
) 36
8-87
45 o
r M
LM23
1@ca
se.e
du
MIR Corporation: CST #2082306-40. WST #601-099-932. ©2017 MIR Corporation, all rights reserved. Photos: Polish National Tourist Board, MIR Corporation
Included: All accommodation, hotel taxes • Meals per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner) • Arrival/departure transfers for passengers arriving/departing on scheduled start/end days • All overland transportation per itinerary by private vehicles • Special cultural events and extensive sightseeing, including entrance fees • English-speaking local city guides, plus a Tour Manager throughout the itinerary • Baggage handling at the hotels where available; gratuities to local guides, drivers and Tour Manager • Comprehensive pre-departure packet
Not Included: International round trip airfare to Warsaw. Our tour operator MIR Corporation can assist with reservations • Travel insurance • Meals not specified as included in the itinerary • Personal items such as telephone calls, laundry, excess baggage fees, visa fees, etc.
Air Arrangements: Program rates do not include international airfare to Warsaw. Because of the global nature of our members and patrons, there is no group flight for this program. Information on a recommended flight itinerary will be sent by our tour operator upon confirmation.
What to Expect: This trip is moderately active due to the substantial distances covered and the extensive walking and stair climbing required. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. To reap the full rewards of this adventure, travelers must be able to walk at least two miles a day (with or without the assistance of a cane) over uneven terrain while keeping up with the group, and stand for extended periods of time during walking tours and museum visits. Flexibility and the willingness to accept local standards of amenities and services are essential to the enjoyment of this program.
Reservations and Payments: Please mail the completed registration form with check (payable to Case Western Reserve University) or credit card information and a clean color copy of your passport to Michelle Miller, Manager of Educational Travel at The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7116. Balance of payment for all land and air costs is due by February 16, 2018.
Cancellations and Refunds: All cancellations must be made in writing to Case Western Reserve University and the following cancellation charges will apply: $750 of the $1000 deposit is non-refundable until the final payment date of February 16, 2018. From February 16 to 65 days before departure $1,000 is non-refundable. If cancellation is made from 45-65 days before departure the cancellation fee is 50% of the land tour program cost. If cancellation is made 44 days or less before departure the cancellation fee is 100% of the land tour program costs. Refunds cannot be made to passengers who do not complete the full tour for any reason at all. Case Western Reserve University and our tour operator MIR Corporation reserve the right, without penalty, to withdraw the tour announced (i.e., cancel a tour). If MIR Corporation cancels the trip, a full refund of land tour payments will be made. MIR Corporation reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a participant in a tour, or to require any participant to withdraw from a tour at any time at his/her own expense, when such action is determined by tour staff to be in the best interest of the health, safety, or general welfare of the tour group or of the individual participant, and subject only to the requirement that the recoverable cost of unused services and accommodations be refunded, if any.
Note: Neither Case Western Reserve University nor MIR Corporation accepts liability for any airline cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket in connection with this tour. It is recommended that you not purchase international flights until instructed by Case Western Reserve University.
Single Travelers: We make every effort to match single travelers who request a roommate. However, shared accommodations cannot be guaranteed and a single supplement rate will apply.
Insurance: A medical/evacuation and trip cancellation/interruption insurance policy (for U.S. residents only) is available for purchase. Information will be provided by Case Western Reserve University with your confirmation packets.
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Land Program Rate: $5,845 (per person based on double occupancy)
Single Rate: $6,835
Jewish Poland: Loss, Remembrance & Revival
June 25-July 4, 2018Warsaw • Krakow • Lublin
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For more information, contact Michelle Miller216-368-8745
• Visit POLIN History of Polish Jews Museum, commemorating the thousand-year history of the vibrant Jewish community in Poland, not only the tragic war years.
• Admire Pinczow’s 17th century synagogue, beautifully restored in the 21st century by the World Monument Fund, its interior decorated with exuberant interior frescoes and stone carvings.
• Pay a visit to Oscar Schindler’s Krakow factory near Ghetto Heroes’ Square, the site from which Schindler was able to save over a thousand Jews from the Plaszow forced labor camp, and ultimately from death.
• Explore Krakow’s flourishing Kazimierz district, where Jewish life is returning as young people discover their formerly hidden Jewish heritage.
Program HighlightsAlanna Cooper is a cultural anthropologist, and servesas Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning at Case Western Reserve University. Her publications include Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism (IndianaUniversity Press, 2012), as well as many articles in academic journals and the popular press. Prior to joining CWRU in 2013, Dr. Cooper taught and held research positions at Harvard University, Boston University, University of Michigan and University of Massachusetts,Amherst.
Study Leader: Alanna Cooper, Ph.D.
July 1 Drive to Lublin via Markowa, Lezajsk & LancutIn Markowa, visit the Ulma Family Museum, acknowledging Poles who helped Jews hide from Nazis during the Holocaust. Lezajsk is famed for its Jewish cemetery, resting place of a revered Hasidic rabbi. Step inside the simple masonry Lancut Synagogue, and your eyes are met with a profusion of baroque color and form.Continue to Lublin. Grand Hotel Lublinianka (B, L, D)
July 2 LublinDuring the 15th-16th centuries, Lublin was the site of the largest trade fairs in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was a renowned Jewish center, whose yeshiva was famous throughout Europe. Some of the remaining Jewish sites that were preserved through World War II and restored include the Grodzka Gate, the Old and New Jewish Cemeteries, the Lublin Academy of Sages, and the renovated synagogue in Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, officially reopened in 2007. If you choose, visit the second-largest Nazi concentration camp in Poland, Majdanek, in operation from 1941 until 1944. . Grand Hotel Lublinianka (B, D)
July 3 Drive to Warsaw via Kazimierz Dolny Discover the remaining Jewish heritage sites in Kazimierz Dolny, including the 18th century stone synagogue, now a museum; a lapidarium wall near the old Jewish cem-etery, created from rescued gravestones, matsevot, which the Nazis knocked down and used to pave the streets; and an old Jewish butcher shop in the middle of the Maly Rynok. Enjoy a Farewell dinner back in Warsaw. Polonia Palace Hotel (B, D)
July 4 Depart WarsawThe journey comes to an end with transfers to the airport for international flight departures. (B)
Day by Day Itinerary
June 25 Arrive Warsaw Founded in 1374, Warsaw became Poland’s capital in 1596. Jews first settled in the Warsaw area in the 14th century; by 1939, Warsaw’s Jewish population numbered almost 400,000. Take some time to check into the hotel and freshen up, then enjoy a walking tour of UNESCO-listed Old Warsaw, admiring the powerful Royal Castle, the Market Square, and the neoclassical Grand Theater. Pay a visit to Nozyk Synagogue, the only one in the city that survived the war, and Grzybowski Square. Polonia Palace Hotel (1D)
June 26 Warsaw Continue your exploration of the city’s Jewish heritage with a visit to the POLIN Museum, commemorating the thousand-year history of the Jewish community in Poland. Stop at Genscher Cemetery, Warsaw’s largest Jewish cemetery, and the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Monument. Survey the Umschlagplatz, where the Gestapo had Jews assemble to be sent to Treblinka. Polonia Palace Hotel (1B, 1L, 1D)
June 27 Drive to Krakow via Kielce, Chmielnik & Pinczow An exploration of Jewish sites in Kielce includes the former synagogue, the tenement at 7 Planty Street, where the infamous 1946 Kielce Pogrom began, the Jewish Cemetery, and the private prayer house of the Zagajski family. In Chmielnik, visit the restored old synagogue, transformed into a state-of-the-art museum that commemorates the history of Jewish Chmielnik. In Pińczów, discover the beautifully restored 17th century synagogue. Check in to the hotel in Krakow and enjoy an independent dinner. Golden Tulip Kazimierz Hotel (B, L)
June 28-30 Krakow Take a walking tour of the Old Town, including Jagiellonian University, among the oldest in Europe, and Wawel Castle, the former seat of Polish kings. Visit the Kazimierz District, a major cultural center of Polish Jewry; the Old Synagogue, or Alte Schul, now the Museum of Jewish History of Krakow; the Remuh Synagogue, one of two still functioning in the old Jewish quarter; and the old Jewish Cemetery, where fragments from ruined tombstones have been pieced into a Wailing Wall. Take a trip to the Martyrdom Museum at Auschwitz, a ghastly reminder of the consequences of intolerance and cruelty. Head to the Jewish Community Center for Shabbat dinner with the community. Pay a visit to Oscar Schindler’s factory, the site from which Schindler was able to save more than a thousand Jews. Our time in Krakow also corresponds with the Jewish Culture Festival, one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world. Golden Tulip Kazimierz Hotel (3B, 2L, 1D)
We’ve got an amazing itinerary planned for this educational travel tour of Poland. I hope you’ll join me. I am a cultural anthropologist who writes and teaches on migration, memory, loss and identity in the Jewish world. Poland is a fantastic place to explore all these themes. Our travels will take us back in time to understand the rich and dynamic 1,000-year history of this important center of the Jewish world.We’ll grapple with the devastation of the Holocaust, and explore how this loss is being remembered in the Polish landscape today.
I’m particularly excited about our opportunities for private tours and behind-the-scenes conversations with Jewish leaders and professionals dedicated to preserving the past and engaging new, dynamic and complex forms of community life in Poland today. All of these experiences will be enriched by thoughtful group discussion, which I look forward to facilitating. To top it off, our time in Krakow corresponds with the twenty-seventh annual Jewish Cultural Festival, one of the largest and best known international Jewish gatherings in the world.
I hope to share all of this with you!
Alanna
Dear Friends and soon-to-be Friends,
For more information, contact Michelle Miller
216.368.8745 [email protected]
• Visit POLIN History of Polish Jews Museum, commemorating the thousand-year history of the vibrant Jewish community in Poland, not only the tragic war years.
• Admire Pinczow’s 17th century synagogue, beautifully restored in the 21st century by the World Monument Fund, its interior decorated with exuberant interior frescoes and stone carvings.
• Pay a visit to Oscar Schindler’s Krakow factory near Ghetto Heroes’ Square, the site from which Schindler was able to save over a thousand Jews from the Plaszow forced labor camp, and ultimately from death.
• Explore Krakow’s flourishing Kazimierz district, where Jewish life is returning as young people discover their formerly hidden Jewish heritage.
Program HighlightsAlanna Cooper is a cultural anthropologist, and serves as Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning at Case Western Reserve University. Her publications include Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism (Indiana University Press, 2012), as well as many articles in academic journals and the popular press. Prior to joining CWRU in 2013, Dr. Cooper taught and held research positions at Harvard University, Boston University, University of Michigan and University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Study Leader: Alanna Cooper, Ph.D.
July 1 Drive to Lublin via Markowa, Lezajsk & Lancut In Markowa, visit the Ulma Family Museum, acknowledging Poles who helped Jews hide from Nazis during the Holocaust. Lezajsk is famed for its Jewish cemetery, resting place of a revered Hasidic rabbi. Step inside the simple masonry Lancut Synagogue, and your eyes are met with a profusion of baroque color and form. Continue to Lublin. Grand Hotel Lublinianka (B, L, D)
July 2 Lublin During the 15th-16th centuries, Lublin was the site of the largest trade fairs in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was a renowned Jewish center, whose yeshiva was famous throughout Europe. Some of the remaining Jewish sites that were preserved through World War II and restored include the Grodzka Gate, the Old and New Jewish Cemeteries, the Lublin Academy of Sages, and the renovated synagogue in Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, officially reopened in 2007. If you choose, visit the second-largest Nazi concentration camp in Poland, Majdanek, in operation from 1941 until 1944. . Grand Hotel Lublinianka (B, D)
July 3 Drive to Warsaw via Kazimierz Dolny Discover the remaining Jewish heritage sites in Kazimierz Dolny, including the 18th century stone synagogue, now a museum; a lapidarium wall near the old Jewish cem-etery, created from rescued gravestones, matsevot, which the Nazis knocked down and used to pave the streets; and an old Jewish butcher shop in the middle of the Maly Rynok. Enjoy a Farewell dinner back in Warsaw. Polonia Palace Hotel (B, D)
July 4 Depart Warsaw The journey comes to an end with transfers to the airport for international flight departures. (B)
Day by Day Itinerary
June 25 Arrive Warsaw Founded in 1374, Warsaw became Poland’s capital in 1596. Jews first settled in the Warsaw area in the 14th century; by 1939, Warsaw’s Jewish population numbered almost 400,000. Take some time to check into the hotel and freshen up, then enjoy a walking tour of UNESCO-listed Old Warsaw, admiring the powerful Royal Castle, the Market Square, and the neoclassical Grand Theater. Pay a visit to Nozyk Synagogue, the only one in the city that survived the war, and Grzybowski Square. Polonia Palace Hotel (1D)
June 26 Warsaw Continue your exploration of the city’s Jewish heritage with a visit to the POLIN Museum, commemorating the thousand-year history of the Jewish community in Poland. Stop at Genscher Cemetery, Warsaw’s largest Jewish cemetery, and the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Monument. Survey the Umschlagplatz, where the Gestapo hadJews assemble to be sent to Treblinka. Polonia Palace Hotel (1B, 1L, 1D)
June 27 Drive to Krakow via Kielce, Chmielnik & Pinczow An exploration of Jewish sites in Kielce includes the former synagogue, the tenement at7 Planty Street, where the infamous 1946 Kielce Pogrom began, the Jewish Cemetery, and the private prayer house of the Zagajski family. In Chmielnik, visit the restored old synagogue, transformed into a state-of-the-art museum that commemorates the history of Jewish Chmielnik. In Pińczów, discover the beautifully restored 17th century synagogue. Check in to the hotel in Krakow and enjoy an independent dinner. Golden Tulip Kazimierz Hotel (B, L)
June 28-30 Krakow Take a walking tour of the Old Town, including Jagiellonian University, among the oldestin Europe, and Wawel Castle, the former seat of Polish kings.Visit the Kazimierz District, a major cultural center of Polish Jewry; the Old Synagogue, or Alte Schul, now the Museum of Jewish History of Krakow; the Remuh Synagogue, one of two still functioning in the old Jewish quarter; and the old Jewish Cemetery, where fragments from ruined tombstones have been pieced into a Wailing Wall. Take a trip to the Martyrdom Museumat Auschwitz, a ghastly reminder of the consequences of intolerance and cruelty. Head to the Jewish Community Center for Shabbat dinner with the community. Pay a visit to Oscar Schindler’s factory, the site from which Schindler was able to save more than a thousand Jews. Our time in Krakow also corresponds with the Jewish Culture Festival,one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world. Golden Tulip Kazimierz Hotel (3B, 2L,1D)
We’ve got an amazing itinerary planned for this educational travel tour of Poland. I hope you’ll join me. I am a cultural anthropologist who writes and teaches on migration, memory, loss and identity in the Jewish world. Poland is a fantastic place to explore all these themes. Our travels will take us back in time to understand the rich and dynamic 1,000-year history of this important center of the Jewish world.We’ll grapple with the devastation of the Holocaust, and explore how this loss is being remembered in the Polish landscape today.
I’m particularly excited about our opportunities for private tours and behind-the-scenes conversations with Jewish leaders and professionals dedicated to preserving the past and engaging new, dynamic and complex forms of community life in Poland today. All of these experiences will be enriched by thoughtful group discussion, which I look forward to facilitating. To top it off, our time in Krakow corresponds with the twenty-seventh annual Jewish Cultural Festival, one of the largest and best known international Jewish gatherings in the world.
I hope to share all of this with you!
Alanna
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Not Included: International round trip airfare to Warsaw. Our tour operator MIR Corporation canassist with reservations • Travel insurance • Meals not specified as included in the itinerary • Personalitems such as telephone calls, laundry, excess baggage fees, visa fees, etc.
Air Arrangements: Program rates do not include international airfare to Warsaw. Because of theglobal nature of our members and patrons, there is no group flight for this program. Information on arecommended flight itinerary will be sent by our tour operator upon confirmation.
What to Expect: This trip is moderately active due to the substantial distances covered and theextensive walking and stair climbing required.The tour is not wheelchair accessible.To reap the fullrewards of this adventure, travelers must be able to walk at least two miles a day (with or withoutthe assistance of a cane) over uneven terrain while keeping up with the group, and stand for extendedperiods of time during walking tours and museum visits. Flexibility and the willingness to accept localstandards of amenities and services are essential to the enjoyment of this program.
Reservations and Payments: Please mail the completed registration form with check (payable toCase Western Reserve University) or credit card information and a clean color copy of your passportto Michelle Miller, Manager of Educational Travel at The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong LearningProgram, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7116. Balanceof payment for all land and air costs is due by February 16, 2018.
Cancellations and Refunds: All cancellations must be made in writing to Case Western ReserveUniversity and the following cancellation charges will apply: $750 of the $1000 deposit is non-refundable until the final payment date of February 16, 2018. From February 16 to 65 days beforedeparture $1,000 is non-refundable. If cancellation is made from 45-65 days before departure thecancellation fee is 50% of the land tour program cost. If cancellation is made 44 days or less beforedeparture the cancellation fee is 100% of the land tour program costs. Refunds cannot be made topassengers who do not complete the full tour for any reason at all. Case Western Reserve Universityand our tour operator MIR Corporation reserve the right, without penalty, to withdraw the tourannounced (i.e., cancel a tour). If MIR Corporation cancels the trip, a full refund of land tour paymentswill be made. MIR Corporation reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a participant ina tour, or to require any participant to withdraw from a tour at any time at his/her own expense,when such action is determined by tour staff to be in the best interest of the health, safety, or generalwelfare of the tour group or of the individual participant, and subject only to the requirement that therecoverable cost of unused services and accommodations be refunded, if any.
Note: Neither Case Western Reserve University nor MIR Corporation accepts liability for any airlinecancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket in connection with this tour. Itis recommended that you not purchase international flights until instructed by Case Western ReserveUniversity.
Single Travelers: We make every effort to match single travelers who request a roommate. However, shared accommodations cannot be guaranteed and a single supplement rate will apply.
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Land Program Rate: $5,845(per person based on double occupancy)
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Jewish Poland:Loss, Remembrance & Revival
June 25-July 4, 2018Warsaw • Krakow • Lublin
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