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SUNDAY • MAY 72017

Warsaw Rzeszów

UNDERSTANDING OUR ROOTS

In order to fully grasp the impact of the Holocaust on the Jewish world, we must first understand Jewish life as it was prior to the war.

Travel to Lublin, and study like a scholar at the Yeshivat Chachmei, the most important Yeshiva in Poland before the war, if not the world. The prominent Torah study centre hosted some of the most brilliant Jewish minds since it was established in 1930.

Three kilometeres from the center of Lublin is Majdanek. Take part in a somber visit to this concentration camp through which over 300,000 prisoners passed, and over 80,000 perished.

Depart for Leżajsk, where you will visit the grave of Elimelech, one of the founders of the Hasidic movement. The site attracts pilgrims from around the world, making this surviving cemetery one of the largest sites of Jewish pilgrimage in Poland, and which continues to remain an important Hasidic center.

Tour the historic Łańcut synagogue, built in 1761, which has been stunningly restored with wall decorations from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Our journey begins in Warsaw, which in 1939 was the literary, artistic, and intellectual centre of the Jewish world. Over 375,000 Jews lived in the city and thrived.

Learn about the richness and diversity of the Jewish people before the war at the Jewish Cemetery of Warsaw, one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe.

During a walking tour through Warsaw, you will visit the former Warsaw Ghetto, the Umschlagplatz monument, Mila 18, and more.

Take part in a guided visit of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw’s newest museum located on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto.

Dinner and optional evening walking tour of Warsaw.

Krakow

PAST MEETS PRESENT

Depart for the town of Tarnów, whose pre-war Jewish population of about 25,000 people was almost entirely wiped out by the Nazis.

Visit the Buczyna Forest in Zbylitowska Gora, where approximately 10,000 people were executed by the Nazis and buried in mass graves in June 1942.

Drive to Krakow. Visit Kazimierz, Krakow’s historic Jewish quarter, which compromises the most intact and significant collection of Jewish buildings in Central Europe today. See synagogues and sites which speak to the spiritual and cultural life of Polish Jews from the 15th century until the Second World War.

Over the bridge from Kazimierz is the former Jewish ghetto of Krakow, where traces of the ghetto wall can still be found. Here you will learn about the bravery of those involved in the Jewish Resistance Movement, and visit the former factory of Oskar Schindler, who is credited with saving over 1,200 Jews during the Shoah.

NEVER FORGET

This emotionally challenging day will bring us to Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp established by the Nazi regime.

March in solidarity from Judenrampe to Birkenau, where we will learn the true atrocities of the Holocaust at this infamous death camp and the site where over 1.2 million Jews perished.

Take part in a memorial ceremony at the site.

Return to Krakow for an early dinner.

Depart on flight to Tel-Aviv.

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DANNY CHAZONOFF | NANCY DITKOFSKYPOLAND PRE-MISSION CO-CHAIRS

THEMES PRICING

BEFORE THE WAROn this pre-mission you will have the opportunity to explore sites and hear stories relating to the once vibrant and diverse Jewish community of Poland.

GHETTOIZATION & JEWISH RESISTANCEVisit former ghettos and learn about the courageous Jewish Resistance Movements established during the War.

CONCENTRATION & DEATH CAMPSThis emotionally challenging trip will bring us to a number of forced labour and death camps including Auschwitz, Birkenau, and Majdanek.

OUR DELEGATIONAccompanied by a Survivor and an Israeli educator, our visit to Poland will be enriching, enlightening and a testament to the power of our community.

MONTREAL MEGA MISSION 2017 MAY 7 – MAY 10 POLAND PRE-MISSION INFORMATION

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POLAND PRE-MISSION & ISRAEL PER PERSON & BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

Inbal Hotel

Waldorf Hotel

LAND ONLY COST(flight extra) US $4,648

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT (Poland only) +US $699 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

(Israel only) +US $1,549

David Citadel

4,948

Mamilla Hotel

4,898 5,048

ALL PRICES IN USD (PRICING SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT: US $150 discount per person VALID UNTIL OCTOBER 14, 2016 AND ONLY APPLICABLE UPON COMPLETION OF LONG FORM REGISTRATION.

• We have partnered with Voyages Groupe Ideal, who can help you with all flight arrangements.

• SPACE IS LIMITED / ALL PACKAGES SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.• US $400 REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT REQUIRED TO REGISTER, REFUNDABLE UNTIL

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016.• PACKAGE PRICE BASED ON HOTEL IN JERUSALEM (4 NIGHTS); HOTELS IN TEL AVIV

WILL BE ASSIGNED BY BUS BY THE MEGA MISSION TEAM.

• Availability of seats on direct flight, hotels and room upgrades determined on a first come first served basis based on date of registration.• Customary gratuities of US $150 per person not included.• A contribution to the 2017 CJA campaign is required.