B’nai Jeshurun Congregation Jewish Poland Miss

& Renewal

Monday, June 29

ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE

B’nai Jeshurun Congregation Jewish oland Mission Holocaust, Heritage

& Renewal Ride for the Living with Rabbi Stephen Weiss

Monday, June 29 — Sunday, July 5, 2020

ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE

DAY 1: MONDAY, JUNE 29 WARSAW: 1,000 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN POLAND

Early morning arrival in Warsaw (depart Cleveland on Sunday, June 28 on your own.)

Taube Jewish Heritage Tours coordinator will meet participants at the Chopin Warsaw International Airport (WAW). Transfer to Taube Center office via coach. Welcome by Helise Lieberman, director of Taube Center for the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland Foundation followed by Introductions and Orientation.

Transfer via coach to the Umschlagplatz Monument, commemorating the 300,000 Jews deported from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka in 1942. Guided walking tour from the Umschlagplatz Monument, following the Route of Martyrdom and Struggle, which includes Mila 18, to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial and concluding at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews Plaza.

Enter POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Lunch at Warsze restaurant located in the POLIN Museum. Guided walking tour of the POLIN Museum Core Exhibition Transfer to the hotel, check-in, time to refresh. Dinner at JCC Warsaw and meeting with its director Overnight in Warsaw DAY 2: TUESDAY, JUNE 30 WARSAW: THE LOST AND FOUND WORLDS OF JEWISH VARSHE/WARSAW

Breakfast in the hotel. Framing the day session in the hotel. Transfer to Sienna street via coach. Brief visit to the remaining part of the Ghetto wall at Sienna St. Transfer to Okopowa Jewish Cemetery via coach Guided walking tour of the Okopowa Jewish Cemetery. Transfer to Grzybowski Square via coach. Visit to the Nożyk Synagogue, Warsaw’s only synagogue to have survived WWII and the Communist period. An iconic symbol of Jewish continuity in Warsaw, the synagogue continues to serve Warsaw’s Jewish community. Meeting with the Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich. Guided walking tour of the Grzybowski Square, with its panorama of Jewish history, Próżna Street and Janusz Korczak Monument.

Lunch

Transfer to the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute via coach. Guided visit to the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, the largest repository of Polish Jewish material heritage in the world for a guided tour through its permanent exhibition of artifacts from the Oyneg Shabbes Archives.

Meeting with a representative of the Jewish Genealogy & Family Heritage Center at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute

Return to the hotel/Free time

Dinner with the representatives of Warsaw Jewish community Overnight in Warsaw

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 WARSAW – THE PHOENIX CITY/KROKE - JEWISH KRAKÓW: RICHNESS OF THE PAST

Breakfast in the hotel

Framing the day session in the hotel. Check out. Transfer to the Old Town via coach

Guided walking tour of Warsaw’s Old Town, with its 15th century Jewish roots, a stroll down the Royal Route to the University and Nowy Świat street, a charming example of prewar Warsaw.

Transfer to the Warsaw Central Railway Station. Departure via fast train to Kraków (approx. 2h 20-minute ride) Arrival at Kraków Main Station Transfer to Kazimierz, Kraków’s Jewish quarter via vans

Lunch

Guided walking tour of Oskar Schindler’s Factory Ride For The Living Orientation Meeting with JCC Krakow Executive Director Jonathan Ornstein.

Transfer to the hotel, check-in, time to refresh Hotel PURO Krakow Kazimierz Dinner on your own Overnight in Kraków DAY 4: THURSDAY, JULY 2 AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU Breakfast at the hotel Transfer via bus for a visit at the Auschwitz Jewish Center. Transfer via bus to Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial and Museum Boxed lunch on the bus Private guided tour of Auschwitz-I (separate guiding group for B’nai Jeshurun). Transfer to Auschwitz II-Birkenau via bus. Private guided tour of Auschwitz II-Birkenau (separate guiding group for B’nai Jeshurun). Memorial ceremony at Auschwitz II-Birkenau with RFTL Participants Transfer to Krakow via bus for the Welcome Dinner. Welcome Dinner in Krakow for RFTL Participants Overnight in Krakow Day 5: FRIDAY, JULY 3 RIDE FOR THE LIVING! (and alternative option) Transfer via bus to Auschwitz II-Birkenau for the RFTL welcome ceremony (breakfast boxes on the bus) RFTL opening ceremony at the gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau; bike fitting Ride For The Living: Cycle from Auschwitz-Birkenau to JCC Krakow on a mostly flat, enjoyable, and meaningful 60-mile (97 km) route or choose the shorter 14-mile (22 km) route or longer advanced route (JCC Krakow provides: bikes, jerseys, helmets, insurance, medical and technical support services, lunch, snacks, water stations, sunscreen)

*Riders please note: All riders required to raise funds for Krakow JCC to support renewal of Jewish life in Poland. Minimum $1000. For 29 and younger $500. See Rabbi Weiss for guidance in setting up fundraising page, so you are part of our team.

Alternative Option: Non-Riders have their own dedicated educational programming in Krakow Arrival at JCC Krakow Time to freshen up at the hotel Friday Shabbat services. Shabbat dinner with over 700 participants, including Krakow's Jewish community, as part of the Jewish Culture Festival DAY 6: SATURDAY, JULY 4 SHABBAT/TOURING/JEWISH FESTIVAL Breakfast at the hotel Shabbat morning services/Optional studying with community Rabbi and JCC members Selection of private guided tours of Krakow (first round of tours) Group lunch with Rabbi Avi Baumol, the Rabbinic Representative of the Chief Rabbi of Poland in Krakow and local community members Selection of private guided tours of Krakow (second round of tours) Private meeting for RFTL Participants with JCC Krakow Executive Director about the rebirth of Jewish life in Krakow and a tour of the building Group dinner Private Cocktail Reception for RFTL Participants overlooking Shalom on Szeroka: Open-air musical concert featuring headlining acts from the Jewish Culture Festival and Havdalah with 20,000+ people DAY 7: SUNDAY, JULY 5 CLOSING CELEBRATION Breakfast at the hotel Check-out; Closing celebration and brunch at JCC Krakow (ends approx. at 2:00 pm)

Cost: $2,820 per person includes full trip, hotels, meals as indicated, and bike and gear for the Ride. All provided meals are kosher or kosher friendly. Single Supplement $554. Please note: If paying by credit card, add in 3% surcharge. Pay online at https://www.bnaijeshurun.org/donate and indicate you are a RFTL participant, or call Marcy Stahm with your credit card number at 216.831.6555 ext. 111. You are responsible for your own flights: arriving early morning on Monday, June 29 in Warsaw and departing Krakow, Sunday, July 5. Your application can be cancelled with full fee refund until March 27, 2020. No refund will be available after that date. We recommend that you purchase travel insurance as well as travelers health insurance (cancel for any reason: InsureMyTrip.com).

Registration: Register online at https://cutt.ly/BJC-Poland-2019-Itinerary.

More Ride for the Living information, stories, FAQ at www.ridefortheliving.org. If you are on our trip DO NOT REGISTER SEPARATELY IN THAT SITE. We will register you.