2007
August 2007
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Tue 7 Aug to Thu 16 Aug. We begin in Moscow, huge, governmental and powerful, whose glorious museums, palaces, Kremlin towers and Red Square never fail to inspire wonder. We continue to St. Petersburg, home of the Hermitage and the Winter Palace. Its museums, brightly pastelled buildings, bridges and canals have undergone a spectacular renaissance so that this is once again one of the world’s most glorious cities. You’ll stay in beautiful hotels, enjoy delicious meals, attend excellent cultural perfor-mances and encounter a discovery of one of the world’s most fascinating lands at a true turning point in history. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. tba. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Wed 8 Aug to Sun 19 Aug. Budapest…Vienna…Prague… the names roll off the tongue and instantly conjure up glamorous images; candlelight romance, waltzes, goulash, coffeehouses & medieval glory. This AJCongress discovery takes you to the gorgeous capitals of Hungary and the Czech Republic – each undergoing a lavish renaissance. And, we take you to Vienna, that most European of Europe’s cities and fabled capital of Austria. In each city, you’ll en-counter Europe’s richest Jewish heritage. In Budapest, you’ll be awed by Europe’s largest synagogue – in Vienna you’ll breathe in the old-world ambiance of the cobbled streets where Herzl was inspired to dream of the return to Zion, and in Prague, you’ll marvel at the oldest synagogue in Europe and at Jewish treasures so splendid they are v. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. $4195. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Sunday 12 August 2007
Sun 12 Aug to Sun 26 Aug. This exciting and beautifully paced Safari-tour combines your immersion into a world of magnificent wildlife….h stays at some of the continent’s most beautiful and legendary hotels and safari lodges…with fascinating meetings with Jewish Kenyans. You’ll see glorious landscapes throughout Kenya, as you tour some of the country’s most magnify-cent game reserves. From the shadows of the majestic Mt. and Mt. to the floor of the legendary Ngorongoro Crater – Africa’s “Garden of Eden” – this is a journey like no other. Escorted by experienced rangers, adept at leading you to the perfect “photo-op”, you’ll spy on some of the world’s rarest and most beautiful animals, you’ll meet Masai warriors, and you’ll experience a world that seems a trillion miles distant. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. $4795. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Tuesday 14 August 2007
Tue 14 Aug to Sun 26 Aug. We stay at Super-Deluxe hotels including, the newest, most gorgeous hotel in Tiberias – the Galei Kinneret, where you will pamper yourself with luxurious spa treatments overlooking the spectacular Sea of Galilee and of course, the legendary King David – a Jerusalem landmark for over 70 years. And to lead and guide you, the finest Tour Manager-Lecturer –who is with you every day – even on free days – Wonderful meals – Spectacular sights. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Sunday 19 August 2007
Sun 19 Aug to Sun 2 Sep. This tour takes you to where the ancestors of most American Jews lived for seven centuries. Here, Ashkenazi Judaism flowered and Yiddish flourished in a world that perished a half-century ago in a convulsion of torment and horror so unspeakable it could only be described as a Holocaust. We’ll take you to ancient synagogues and Jewish museums. You’ll admire hamlets and castles that seem plucked from fairy tales. You’ll marvel at the grandeur of great cities. You’ll meet Europe’s Jews, young and old, members of thriving reborn communities. You’ll visit places called Auschwitz – Majadanek – Theresienstadt. Visits for which none of the books you’ve read, nor movies you’ve survived, nor museums where you cried, could adequately prepare you. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. $5,095. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Wednesday 22 August 2007
Wed 22 Aug to Sun 2 Sep. 233 Park Avenue South, New York, 10003. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. 4495 land only. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Wed 22 Aug to Mon 3 Sep. Croatia has opened up its attractions to the world again. Today, more and more visitors are vacationing in this friendly, picturesque country along the Adriatic coast. It has much to offer – good food, good wine, beautiful beaches, clean water and gorgeous scenery, as well as historic cities, charming villages, striking archi-tecture, Roman ruins and well-preserved antiquities. Jews were in this land now known as Croatia before the Croats themselves. The Croats arrived in the 7th century, while the Jews some centuries before with the Romans; there are remains of a 3rd century Jewish cemetery in Solin (near Split). Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. 3995. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Thursday 23 August 2007
Thu 23 Aug to Fri 31 Aug. Berlin’s history is dark, not only as the headquarters of the National Socialist terror regime from 1933 to 1945, but also as the battleground of the Cold War. Few cities in the world, however, have done as much as Berlin to bring awareness of its past to current and future generations. While Berlin of today is living up to its reputation as a dynamic, exciting hub of activity as never before, it is not exactly escaping the past, testified by a rich list of museums, memorials and remembrance sites. 233 Park Avenue South, New York, 10003. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. 2695 Land Only. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Friday 24 August 2007
Fri 24 Aug to Tue 4 Sep. A millennium ago, Spain was the center of the Jewish world, a Moslem land where Jews were at the pinnacle of commerce, finance, the arts and diplomacy. Our tour is flavored with memories of that Golden Age of Sephardic Jewry, and you’ll encounter glimpses of that historic presence in Toledo, Granada, Cordoba and Seville. Today, Spain’s small yet flourishing Jewish community lives mostly in Madrid and Barcelona. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. $4,195. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Tuesday 28 August 2007
Tue 28 Aug to Sun 9 Sep. We stay at Super-Deluxe hotels including, the newest, most gorgeous hotel in Tiberias – the Galei Kinneret, where you will pamper yourself with luxurious spa treatments overlooking the spectacular Sea of Galilee and of course, the legendary King David – a Jerusalem landmark for over 70 years. And to lead and guide you, the finest Tour Manager-Lecturer –who is with you every day – even on free days – Wonderful meals – Spectacular sights. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. TBA. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]
Wednesday 29 August 2007
Wed 29 Aug to Sun 9 Sep. Budapest…Vienna…Prague… the names roll off the tongue and instantly conjure up glamorous images; candlelight romance, waltzes, goulash, coffeehouses & medieval glory. This AJCongress discovery takes you to the gorgeous capitals of Hungary and the Czech Republic – each undergoing a lavish renaissance. And, we take you to Vienna, that most European of Europe’s cities and fabled capital of Austria. In each city, you’ll en-counter Europe’s richest Jewish heritage. In Budapest, you’ll be awed by Europe’s largest synagogue – in Vienna you’ll breathe in the old-world ambiance of the cobbled streets where Herzl was inspired to dream of the return to Zion, and in Prague, you’ll marvel at the oldest synagogue in Europe and at Jewish treasures so splendid they are v. Mike Enav, Tour Director, 212-879-4588, info@ajcongresstravel.com. $4395. American Jewish Congress International Travel Program - [more][events]