2017 gERMANY-pOLAND tRIP

M EDICINE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST Apr il 30 - M ay 7, 2017 Ger m an y & Polan d

POLEN POLAND DEUTSCHLAND GERMANY TSCHECHIEN CZECH REPUBLIC

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DAY ONE - SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017

DAY FIVE - THURSDAY, M AY 4, 2017

DEPARTURE

KRAKOW/ AUSCHWITZ

M EDICINE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST 2017 Ger m an y & Polan d led by Dr . Sh elly Ru ben f eld Apr il 30 - M ay 7, 2017 TO REGISTER FOR THIS TRIP OR TO LEARN M ORE Wh at 's In clu ded...

Accom odat ion s... please visit bet h yesh u r u n .or g/ ger m an y-polan d-2017

Qu est ion s? Please call Fr osch Tr avel, Jessica Su ssm an 212.784.0269

PROGRAM DETAILS

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Independent departures from the United States

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Traveling overnight to Frankfurt.

DAY TWO - M ONDAY, M AY 1, 2017

ARRIVAL -

Independent arrivals to Frankfurt.

Check-in to hotel.

This afternoon, continue to Goethe University?s Institute for the History and Ethics of Medicine to see Mengele?s M.D. dissertation.

Overnight in Frankfurt.

DAY THREE - TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2017

HADAM AR/ NUREM BERG -

Morning briefing/scholar lectures at hotel.

Visit the town of Hadamar and the Hadamar Euthanasia Centre.

Late afternoon, continue to Nuremberg.

Overnight in Nuremberg.

DAY FOUR - WEDNESDAY, M AY 3, 2017

NUREM BERG/ M UNICH -

Morning briefing/scholar lectures at hotel.

Visit the Memorium Nuremberg Trials at the Palace of Justice, Reichsparteitagsgelände, the Nazi party rally grounds, and the Documentation Centre.

Overnight in Munich.

Fly to Krakow.

After lunch continue to Auschwitz I for a guided tour and Lecture on Medicine in Auschwitz including a visit to Block 10.

Overnight in Auschwitz

DAY SIX - FRIDAY, M AY 5, 2017

AUSCHWITZ/ KRAKOW -

Morning briefing/scholar lectures at hotel.

Visit Auschwitz II (Birkenau) and Lecture on Euthanasia.

Travel by bus to Krakow.

Enjoy Kabbalat Shabbat services at a local synagogue and dinner at the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow.

Overnight in Krakow.

DAY SEVEN - SATURDAY, M AY 6, 2017

KRAKOW -

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Attend Shabbat services together at a local synagogue.

Tour Krakow, beginning with Wawel Castle and Cathedral. Walk along the famous Grodzka Street and visit Gothic Cloth Hall. Hear about Jagiellonian University and visit Kazimierz. enter the famous Old Remuh Synagogue. Then onto the Old Synagogue, the Galacia Jewish Museum and the progressive Temple Synagogue. End the day with a visit to the museum at Schindler 's factory and the memorial erected where Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp formerly stood.

Debriefing following city tour.

Group Farewell dinner

DAY EIGHT - SATURDAY, M AY 7, 2017

WHAT IS INCLUDED -

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AUSCHWITZ/ KRAKOW -

Transfers to Krakow Airport for departure home.

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LAND ONLY TOUR PRICE: $3,695.00 per person, single occupancy $3,195.00 per person, double occupancy

DEPOSITS & PAYM ENTS DEPOSIT $500.00 per person to reserve space at time of reservation.

FINAL PAYMENT due on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2016

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6 nights?accommodation at four star hotels in Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Munich, Auschwitz & Krakow with private facilities Meals: 5 breakfasts/breakfast boxes, 4 lunches/lunch boxes, 3 dinners All sightseeing as outlined on the itinerary by private motorcoach with driver and English speaking step on guides Entrance fees to all sightseeing venues outlined on itinerary Local tour managers to accompany the group throughout the trip Guided programs in Nuremberg, Auschwitz, and Krakow with local memorial guides Intra Europe transportation according to itinerary; Munich/Krakow Departure group transfer to Krakow airport on May 7 Gratuities to drivers, local guides and tour managers HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS are provided on the basis of single or double occupancy rooms with private bath, in the hotels selected for the tour.

MEALS included are 5 breakfasts/breakfast

boxes, 4 lunches/lunch boxes, and 3 dinners.

PERSONAL TIPS to your guides, drivers, and tour managers.

TRANSFERS AND TOURING IN GERMANY & POLAND are provided by modern heated/air conditioned motorcoaches, and includes the full touring program outlined in the itinerary. All entrance fees to the places listed in the itinerary are included.

TOUR MANAGERS are provided by government-licensed, English-speaking managers who will accompany the tour throughout the program (1 in Germany, 1 in Poland) and will provide assistance with all formalities.

YOUR TRAVEL HOSTS Dr . Sh eldon Ru ben f eld Sheldon Rubenfeld, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E., is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Nursing at the University of Texas School of Nursing in Houston, and a Fellow in the American College of Endocrinology. Dr. Rubenfeld is the founding chairman of the Center for Medicine After the Holocaust, whose mission is to challenge doctors, nurses, and bioscientists to personally confront the medical ethics of the Holocaust and apply that knowledge to contemporary practice and research.

Among other activities, the Center hosts a biennial trip to European medical sites relevant to the Holocaust, and is preparing a documentary about medicine and the Holocaust.

Rabbi David Rosen Senior Rabbi Congregation Beth Yeshurun