Led by the engaging and enlightening Prof. Natan Meir, we'll uncover the stories of Poland & Lithuania. 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neighborhoods, marvel at stunning synagogues, and wander centuries-old cemeteries as we bring the past to life through historical documents, poetry, and photographs.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 and the Shtetl Education and Museum Center in Chmielnik. 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")
3 nights Radisson Blu Lietuva Hotel Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
4 nights Sheraton Warsaw Hotel, Warsaw, Poland
2 nights In Between Hotel, Lublin, Poland
3 nights Stary Hotel Krakow, Krakow, Poland
All touring and sightseeing per an agreed upon itinerary in a deluxe
air-conditioned vehicle with an English speaking guide
Professional tour director throughout
Lectures with Prof. Natan Meir throughout
Breakfast daily
5 dinners including Shabbat dinner in Warsaw & Shabbat dinner at the JCC in Krakow
Chopin Concert
Luggage handling at hotels
(1 piece per person upon arrival & departure)
Whisper touring headsets
Transfers included if arriving/departing with the main group
Entrance fees as per itinerary
Porterage
These prices do not include:
Roundtrip airfare & departure taxes and fuel surcharges
(available to book 11 months prior)
Any border taxes or visas
Tips to guides, driver, and dining room waiters
($15.00 per person, per day-pre-collected)
Any items of a personal nature
Travel Insurance
(Highly recommended)
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