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Poland Trip

Poland-Prague

$699 / SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

Upcoming Dates

March 4th — March 14th, 2010

Application Deadline

February 1 - Late Registration - $899

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Come and join the most powerful journey you may ever take. This Alternative Spring Break program will carry you to the heart of the Jewish people by touching the soil of possibly our greatest place of historical and spiritual turmoil. Poland. Experience simultaneously the vibrancy of Jewish life as it once was, and thus the magnitude of the loss, the intricacies of Jewish life and death in the Holocaust, and the seeds of rebirth in America, Israel, and once again Poland. Visit the camps and cities, meet with survivors and community builders, probe the depths of your humanity and tap the very resource of your soul. Take an overnight train to Prague and soak in the majesty of this historical gem and mystical home of generations of Jews.

Lead by Rabbi Lynn in partnership with Hillel and complimented by world-class guides and educators, our trip will include a distinctly Jewish approach to engage Judaism at its core, wrestle with the struggles of our people, and engrave the lessons and impact of this journey upon our lives. Guaranteed to be the ten most wondrous, awesome and enlightening days of your college career, and quite possibly your life.

Capacity: 30 Students

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The Maimonides Poland trip was an opportunity for us to tackle some of the most difficult historical and spiritual questions in Judaism. While we did not all find answers, by confronting, head-on, the places of our ancestors' torment, a small piece of the once vibrant and flourishing Eastern European Jewry lives on in each of us. What this trip gave us was a way to create our own memories of Jewish life in the Old World, and a commitment to appreciate the present by preserving the legacy of our past." — Brian Henick 2008
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It gave me the opportunity to connect the roots of my family history to modern day reality." — Lance Carr 2009
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Visiting the camps in Poland is incomparable to reading or hearing about them. I've never felt more closely connected to Jewish history than when we were at the concentration camps. You see where these people ate, bathed, how they cared for their families as much as they could, continued to practice their religion no matter what. As heart wrenching as visiting these places may be, I believe it is necessary for any and every Jew to see. Jackie Schlechter 2009
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Even today I still can't adequately find the words to describe this trip. It was one of the most intense and difficult experiences of my life, and yet one of the most amazing. It will forever stay with me." — Michael Zorger 2009

 

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