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| Eastern Europe Moscow & St. Petersburg Budapest/Vienna/Bratislava/Prague Ukraine/Belarus Uzbekistan Spain Morocco Ancient Civilizations Turkey Catalonia/Provence Alsace/Paris/Provence Israel |
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Four of five American Jews trace their ancestry to Eastern Europe, where seven million Jews lived around 1900. Since the fall of Communism twenty years ago, many have visited the major cities of the region. But large numbers of Jews lived in small towns and shtetls. For those who wish to engage in a unique learning experience, we offer an exploration in depth of the lesser known places formerly heavily populated by Jews. Here, the old ways of life are preserved, in contrast to the rapidly westernizing cities. We travel to Poland and Ukraine, stopping in, among other places, Lublin, with the oldest Jewish cemetery in Poland; Zamosc, with its 17th century synagogue; Berdichev, a classic Jewish town; Medzhibozh, the birthplace of the founder of Hasidism; Lvov (Lemberg), capital of west Ukraine; and Kiev, a center of Jewish religious and secular culture. We confront the beauties and horrors of the places and events that are so much a part of our history and culture.
The tour features daily brief lectures and on-site commentary by Zvi Gitelman, Professor of Political Science and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. Dr. Gitelman has been conducting such tours for many years, and will deal with such topics as: Hasidism and Haskalah (Enlightenment), Zionism, Communism, Hebrew and Yiddish literatures, and the religious culture that permeated Jewish life into the twentieth century. During visits with local Jews in various communities, we will have the opportunity to discuss some of the dilemmas of contemporary Jewish life and some of the issues they confront in their attempt to preserve the past and build a future. |
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To download the FULL ITINERARY for this trip, Click here. To download a RESERVATION FORM for this trip, Click here.
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August 12-23, 2009 
