YAD's Journey through Unexpected Poland
Join YAD to Discover A New Layer of Jewish Identity
Join YAD on an exclusive insider tour through historical and present-day Poland, led by your peer, Sean Taube (Federation Cabinet Member and Taube Family Foundation Representative) along with Taube Jewish Heritage Tours. Learn about 1,000 years of Jewish life in Poland while discovering today’s resurgence of Jewish vitality in Warsaw and Krakow. Learn More
Don't miss this opportunity to:
- Privately tour the internationally awarded POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Ringelblum Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto
- Celebrate at contemporary and alternative Jewish music performances at the largest celebration of Jewish culture in Europe—the 27th Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow
- Tour through the shtetls of southern Poland
- Walk through Krakow’s Jewish Quarter and Old Town, listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
- Commemorate the Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Take part in meetings and briefings with reporters, government and embassy spokespersons
- Connect with and learn from professional young adult Jewish NGO and project leaders in Poland
- Visit San Francisco Jewish Federation supported institutions for an in-depth look at the initiatives’ contributions to democratic Poland’s cultural and civic life
Optional Genealogy Session: Discover your roots through private consultations with genealogists prior to your arrival, with an option to visit your ancestral homes before the official start of the trip
Subsidies Available:
A generous subsidy of $2,000 is provided by the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, and the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture.
The subsidy is available to all who register before April 8, 2017.
Registrations between April 8th and May 20th will receive any available remaining subsidies.
Full price: $2,900
Your estimated price: $900* (after the $2,000 subsidy)
*Price includes hotel accommodations, transportation, guides, most meals, taxes, tips, group transfers, and security. Airfare is not included.
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