Poland Trip Application
Spring Semester 2020
April 30 - May 4

Poland Trip 2019
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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Ohel Avraham- Jeff Seidel’s Jewish Student Information Centers(JSIC)

Refund policy for Shabbatons/trips (including all trips and missions outside of Israel): For cancellations prior to 1 week before the event, we will offer a 50% refund. For cancellations received within 1 week of the event, we will offer 50% credit towards future Shabbatons/trips. If no notification is given prior to the event, we cannot offer any refund or credit for the cancellations. 
If a cancellation is necessary, the participant must notify Jeff Seidel at jseidel@jeffseidel.com.

Refund policy for trips/events within Israel: Events are planned based on registration and booked well in advance; therefore, we are unable to offer refunds for local events. If an event is overbooked or you are on a waiting list and have paid, your money will be refunded.

Insurance:
 Students are responsible to take out their own travel and medical insurance prior to any trips. JSIC is not responsible for insurance and it is not included in the Shabbaton/trip price.

Privacy Policy: JSIC will never disclose your personal information or share it with any outside organization.

Please note that all transactions and prices are in US dollars (unless otherwise specified).

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Our Student Mission is led by one of the premier educators of Yad Vashem, Mrs. Hazy Flint.  2 security guards will be traveling with us at all times.

Spring Semester Itinerary
Fall Semester Itinerary

 

Itinerary
(Subject to change)

 

Thursday 

  • Early AM Departure from Tel Aviv (LOT Flight 152 from TLV 5:05am arrival WAW 8:00am)
  • Arrival in Warsaw
  • Tour of the Warsaw Ghetto, Umschlagplatz Plaza, Mila-18, Ghetto Wall, Story of the Uprising
  • Lunch in Warsaw
  • Bus to Treblinka Extermination Camp
  • Night in Lublin (*at the Victoria hotel)

Friday 

  • Tour of Maidanek Concentration Camp
  • Grave of Hasidic Master Reb Elimelekh of Lezansk
  • Bus to Krakow (*Hotel Krakow)
  • Pre-Shabbat Lchaims, Prayer Services, Friday Night Dinner, and Oneg Shabbat

Saturday 

  • Optional Shabbat Morning Services
  • Meeting with a Righteous Gentile of the Nations
  • Tour of the Krakow Ghetto, Kazmierz Jewish Quarter, Market Square/Wawel
  • Dinner and Havdala
  • Special Nighttime Activity, Preparation for Auschwitz/Birkenau
  • Overnight in Krakow

Sunday 

  • Bus to Auschwitz/Birkenau Concentration Camp & Special Ceremony
  • Closing Session and Dinner

Monday 

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Pack-up
  • Flight back to Tel Aviv (El Al Flight 5120 from KRK 11:50am arrival TLV 4:20pm)

Itinerary
(Subject to change)

 

POLAND MISSION FALL 2019

OCTOBER 30th  – NOVEMBER 3rd

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30th

  • Meet at Ben-Gurion Airport 220am
  • LOT Airlines Flight 152 to Warsaw 520am, arrive 825am
  • Visit Remnants of the Warsaw Ghetto Wall
  • Umshlagplatz – deportation center of Warsaw Jews to Treblinka from July 1942
  • The Route of the Heroes and Martyrs – tracing the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (incl. Mila 18)
  • Lunch in Warsaw
  • Bus to Treblinka Extermination Camp
  • Dinner & Overnight in Lublin Hotel Victoria


THURSDAY OCTOBER 31st

  • Breakfast & Luggage on to the Bus
  • Maidanek Concentration Camp
  • Bus to Belzec Concentration Camp
  • Visit to the city of Lizansk and the revered Chasidic master Reb Elimelekh for a Tish
  • Visit to restored Lancut Synagogue
  • Dinner & Overnight in Tarnow Hotel Tarnovia

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1st

  • Breakfast & Luggage on to the Bus
  • Tarnow Ghetto
  • Tour of the Krakow Ghetto, Apteka,
  • Drive by Krakow Ghetto Wall and Schindlers Factory
  • Visit to Rema Synagogue & Cemetery
  • Preparation for Shabbat
  • Spirited Friday Night Prayers & Shabbat Dinner/Oneg
  • Overnight in Krakow Hotel Ester

SHABBAT NOVEMBER 2nd

  • Optional Morning Prayers
  • Kiddush & Breakfast
  • Tour of Kazmierz – the Jewish Quarter
  • Shabbat Lunch
  • Explore the beautiful Wawel Castle & Marketplace Square
  • Havdala
  • Dinner, Preparation for Auschwitz, and Special Program
  • Overnight in Krakow Hotel Ester

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3rd

  • Breakfast & Luggage onto the bus
  • Tour of Auschwitz I and Museum
  • Lunch
  • Tour of Birkenau (Auschwitz II)
  • Dinner and Closing Session in Krakow
  • Bus to Krakow Airport
  • LOT Flight 3922 to Warsaw 2105pm
  • LOT Flight 151 to Tel Aviv 2250pm, arrive 335am