Book Ayelet's Traveling University Tour to Eastern Europe Led by Prof. Natan Meir October 8 - 18, 2018

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Led by the engaging and enlightening Prof. Natan Meir, we'll uncover the stories of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Stroll through former Jewish neighborhoods, marvel at stunning synagogues, and wander centuries-old cemeteries as we bring the past to life through historical documents, poetry, and photographs. Visit exciting new institutions such as the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Prof. Meir's presentations and touring commentary help create an immersive educational experience that won't soon be forgotten.   (Video Source: Documentary "My Dear Children")


2 nights Kings Court Prague Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
3 nights Kempinski Hotel Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
2 nights Sheraton Krakow, Krakow, Poland
2 nights Hotel Bristol Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Jewish Heritage tour of Prague including:
The Josefov & the Jewish cemetery
Terezin

Jewish Heritage tour of Budapest including:
Royal Palace & the Castle Hill area
Dohany Synagogue & the Raul Wallenberg Memorial

Jewish Heritage tour of Krakow including:
Wawel Castle & Renaissance Cloth Hall
Old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz
16th-century Old Synagogue

Jewish Heritage tour of Warsaw including:
The new POLIN Museum
Chopin's Monument & Old Town Market Square
The Warsaw Ghetto & Mila 18

Natan M. Meir is the Lorry I. Lokey Associate Professor of Judaic Studies and Academic Director of the Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University. His research interest is modern Jewish history, focusing on the social and cultural history of East European Jewry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is the author of Kiev, Jewish Metropolis: A History, 1859-1914, co-editor of Anti-Jewish Violence: Rethinking the Pogrom in East European History, and served as an academic consultant for the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center of Moscow. A recipient of the prestigious Cullman Fellowship from the New York Public Library, he is currently completing “Republic of Beggars": The Jewish Destitute, Disabled, and Dispossessed in Eastern Europe, a study exploring the lives and roles of the outcasts of East European Jewish society in the modern period up to the Holocaust. He lectures widely on the history and culture of East European Jewry.

Praise for Prof. Meir from past tour participants:
"Our scholar Natan Meir was terrific - clear, interesting and knowledgeable".-Joe Gilbert

"Professor Meir was just outstanding. His grasp of Jewish history from the Pale Settlement to each of the countries we visited was exceptional. He provided comprehensive and unique perspectives of the evolution of the Jewish culture as it evolved over the centuries. My wife and I came away knowing so much more than we did when we started".-Bill Morales

"Professor Natan Meir was wonderful. We would love to travel with him again. Thanks for arranging this trip, it was inspiring and educational". -Sandy Glatter