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The Journey to Poland – For Adults

HaMeorer is Israel's leading training center in the field of trips to Poland, with over three decades of experience. We invite you, as adults, to take part in a meaningful, formative, and profound experience that will stay with you for the rest of your lives.

The journey to Poland organized by the Meor Training Center is not just a journey into the past. What makes this journey unique is the attempt to connect the personal with the national. During the journey, we will deepen our connection to our Jewish roots, reflect on our lives today and our future as individuals, as a people, and as a society.

The power of the Awakener's trip to Poland lies in the guidance and dialogue that develops among the group members who are going on the trip together.

During the trip, we will visit sites that preserve the story of the Jewish people in exile, centers of Jewish life in Krakow, Lublin, and Warsaw, and Jewish towns where traces of Jewish life remain. At the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Majdanek, and Treblinka extermination sites, we will tell the darkest and most terrible story of humanity, the Holocaust of European Jewry. We will learn the stories of different people during the Holocaust, the dilemmas they faced, and the range of choices they made.

Sample itinerary for the trip:

Day 1 – Krakow: Jewish Quarter and Ghetto Area, overnight stay in Krakow

Day 2 – Auschwitz-Birkenau camps, overnight stay in Krakow

Day 3 – Towns of Galicia and Lublin, overnight stay in Lublin

Day 4 – Majdanek Camp, Warsaw Old Town, overnight stay in Warsaw

Day 5 – Jewish Cemetery, Treblinka Camp, Warsaw Ghetto – The Path of Heroism

*The itinerary can be adjusted according to the wishes of the group.

 

Preparation process: The trip includes two preparatory meetings (including a full day at the Shoah Institute). Topics covered in the preparatory meetings include: Judaism and the Jewish people, Nazism, the shaping of Holocaust memory in Israeli society, and more. After returning to Israel, we will hold a summary meeting.

Price Journey: Between 6,500 and 7,500 NIS (the price will be determined according to the number of participants and the travel company)

The price includes: flights, accommodation in a double room, breakfast and dinner at hotels, packed lunches (sandwiches), mineral water, entrance fees to sites, air-conditioned bus, Polish guide (pilot), Israeli guide (preparation, trip and summary), tips for service providers.

(There will be an option to pay extra for those who want to stay in a single room.)

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Activity content:

Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism

How it works:

Educational trips

Duration of activity:

Five days or seven full days

Target audience:

Adults, students

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