Explore the Jewish heartland with insight from world renowned scholar Dr. Stephen Berk! Jewish history neither begins nor ends with the Holocaust. Together, we will explore 1,000 years of Jewish history. We'll confront the horrors of the past, experience the nascent Jewish renewal of the present and discuss the challenges that face a Jewish future in Europe. Dr. Stephen M. Berk is a Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Berk has partnered with Ayelet Tours for over twenty years and led over 100 trips to Russia, Spain, Europe, Israel and Eastern Europe. It is a privilege to have him with us!

YOUR EASTERN EUROPE TOUR INCLUDES:

3 nights Kings Court Hotel, Prague
2 nights Hotel Bristol, Warsaw
4 nights Stradom House, Krakow
3 nights Kempinski Hotel, Budapest
All touring and sightseeing in a deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach
English-speaking Tour Director
Internal flight from Prague to Warsaw
Train from Warsaw to Krakow
Lectures by Professor Stephen Berk throughout
Jewish heritage & city highlights tours
Meetings with local Jewish community members, leaders and educators
Breakfast daily
2 boxed lunches
Welcome dinner in Prague
Shabbat dinner with JCC Krakow
1 additional dinner in Krakow
Danube River farewell dinner cruise in Budapest
Visits to Terezin & Auschwitz-Birkenau
Chopin concert in Warsaw
Tour of the Wielicza Salt Mines outside Krakow
Airport transfers if arriving/departing with the main group
Entrance fees per itinerary
Porterage
Bottled water on the bus
Whisper headsets

NOT INCLUDED:

Roundtrip airfare, departure taxes and fuel surcharges
Border taxes or visa fees
Tips to guides, drivers and service personnel ($25 per person, per day; pre-collected)
Meals not listed above
Items of a personal nature
Travel insurance (recommended - group policy available)
Any costs associated with Covid-19 testing or vaccination