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HOLOCAUST EDUCATION TEACHER SUMMER
Journey to Poland
March of The Living
In cooperation with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
and the
Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education / March of the Living
The Division of Social Sciences and Life Skills is offering Miami-Dade County Public School educators and administrators the opportunity to experience first hand the sites and sounds of the Holocaust as it unfolded in Poland and Israel.
- Participate in an unequalled experience visiting the historical sites of the 800 years of the Jewish history of Poland terminating at the death camps of Auschwitz/Birkenau.
- Engage in discussions with Poles about their perception of the Holocaust and the Jewish community that thrived in Poland prior to 1939.
- Meet individuals who made a choice and have been recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations having saved Jewish lives at the risk of theirs and their families.
- Walk the path of the Jews, Gypsies, Catholics, Russians, and the vast array of victims of the most catastrophic human event of the 20th century – The Holocaust.
- Begin to develop an understanding of the Holocaust and its implications for today.
Tentative Itinerary
Thursday June 30, 2011- depart for Poland
Friday Jul 1, 2011 - Warsaw ghetto & cemetery – Kabbalat Shabbat at Nordzyk Synagogue
Saturday July 2, 2011 - Lodz & Krakow, Galicia Museum
Sunday July 3, 2011 - Walvel Castle in Krakow- Mass for those who choose- Jewish quarter of Krakow
Monday July 4, 2011 - Auschwitz / Birkenau
Tuesday July 5, 2011 - Majdanek
Wednesday July 6, 2011 - Depart for Israel or USA
As an additional option – continue on to Israel …
- Participate in delving into the 3000 year history of the Jews of Israel.
- Explore the vast Biblical sites that Israel offers
- Discover how the survivors of the Holocaust came to Palestine to create a new life.
- Engage with Israelis and Arabs in a discussion about the issues that confront the Middle East today.
Itinerary
Thursday July 7, 2011 - arrive in Tel Aviv -
Friday July 8, 2011 - Jerusalem – Kotel (Western Wall)
Saturday July 9, 2011 - Jerusalem (Israel Museum) / or Masada
Sunday July 10, 2011 - Yad Vashem & Atlit -
Monday July 11, 2011 - Tiberias, Golan Heights & Gallilee (meet with Israeli Arabs)
Tuesday July 12, 2011 - Safed
Wednesday July 13, 2011 - Tel Aviv
Orientation Meeting May 16, 2011, 5 p.m. Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 4200 Biscayne Blvd
CONTACT INFORMATION: Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff mkassenoff@dadeschools.net / Dr. Leon Weissberg Dr.LeonWeissberg@caje-miami.org
PAYMENTS MAY BE MADE BY CHECK TO CAJE OR Master Card/VISA
Details on phone interview
* all prices subject to a 5% fuel surcharge increase up until the day of departure
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