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Poland-Budapest Trip
Poland-Budapest
$899 /
SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
Upcoming Dates
December 28th, 2011 — January 8th, 2012
Application Deadline
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Come and join the most powerful journey you may ever take.
This 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 Budapest 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
Testimonials
As our guide often repeated, this was not a trip, but a journey, and indeed it was. It was a journey that explored the flourishing of Jewish culture for centuries in Europe, the ability of our people to stand together as a community during times of terror, our ability to rise even stronger from the ashes, and my personal journey in investigating my roots, understanding such atrocities, and learning to grow stronger as an individual and a Jew from what I witnessed."
— Shiri Bogomolny, Class of 2013
On this trip there were many powerful moments, but one of the most impactful for me was the walk out of Auschwitz-Birkenau. There we were, a group of 33 Jews, walking out of a place where so many perished. And that is our biggest revenge: living. I have never felt so proud to be a Jew as when I walked out of there." —
Rachel Levin, Class of 2013
I am taking away an unparalleled perspective that has shed new light on how truly blessed I am." — Hillary Ross, Class of 2011
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, Class of 2009
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, Class of 2009
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