DAY 1, Monday: We depart New York on our overnight flight to Prague.

DAY 2, Tuesday: Arrival in Prague. Check in to hotel. Afternoon tour of Golden Prague, including the 1,000-year-old Hradcany Castle, the Charles Bridge, the Astronomical Clock and St. Vitus's Cathedral. Welcome dinner. Overnight in Prague.

DAY 3, Wednesday: 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 Cemetery, and the State Jewish Museum. Afternoon tour to Terezin, the former Nazi "model" concentration camp, where we visit the Jewish Museum, the small fortress and the hidden synagogue, as well as the town of Terezin itself. Overnight in Prague.

DAY 4, Thursday: Transfer to the airport for our short flight to Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Situated on the opposite banks of the Danube River, the former cities of Buda and Pest are linked by a series of graceful bridges. We enjoy a panoramic bus tour of Budapest, including Parliament, the Royal Palace, the Castle Hill area, Fishermen's Bastion, Coronation Church, Hero's Square and Gellert Hill. Overnight in Budapest.

DAY 5, Friday: We begin our day at the Raul Wallenberg Memorial Statue, and then visit the Dohany Synagogue, the 2nd largest synagogue in Europe, and continue on to the Jewish Cemetery and Museum. In the evening we attend Shabbat services at the Hero's Synagogue, followed by Shabbat dinner together. Overnight in Budapest.

DAY 6, Saturday: Optional morning Shabbat services available at three different congregations. Day at leisure. Overnight in Budapest.

DAY 7, Sunday: This morning we depart for Krakow, driving through the lovely hills and countryside of Slovakia, past the Tatras and into the Great Plains of Poland. Dinner and overnight in Krakow.

DAY 8, Monday: Morning city tour includes Wawel Castle, St. Mary's Church, the Renaissance Cloth Hall and other ancient landmarks. Afternoon Jewish Heritage Tour includes the Old Jewish District, Kazimierz, where we see the Old Synagogue (a massive fortress-like building erected in the 15th and 16th centuries), the "Temple," and the Ramuh Synagogue. We continue to the Little Museum at the Drug Store inside the Jewish Ghetto, Schindler's Factory, the Plashow Concentration Camp and Ramuh Synagogue, still in service as the center of Jewish religious life in Krakow. Overnight in Krakow.

DAY 9, Tuesday: This morning we travel to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the infamous Nazi concentration camps where many Jews and others perished in World War II. Here we see the Museum and pay tribute to the victims. We then travel by train to Warsaw. Tonight we meet with members of Beit Warshawa, the new progressive congregation in Warsaw. We enjoy dinner and hospitality as we learn more about the Judaism alive in today's Poland. Overnight in Warsaw.

DAY 10, Wednesday: City tour of Warsaw including Chopin's Monument, the Royal Castle, and Wilanow Palace. Morning walk to Old Town Market Square. Afternoon Jewish Heritage Tour including the Ghetto Wall, the Monument to the Ghetto Fighters, Mila 18, Umschlag Platz and the Gensa Cemetery. Tonight we enjoy a special farewell dinner together and a wonderful gala event! Overnight in Warsaw.

DAY 11, Thursday: We transfer to the airport for our flight home.

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Itinerary subject to change