Now Accepting Deposits for
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s
March of the Living Mission
May 3-15, 2027 (Dates Approximate - Poland and Israel)
May 3-10, 2027 (Dates Approximate - Poland only)
Potential Key Dates:
- Program Start Date: Midday, May 3, 2027 in Krakow, Poland
- Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day): Tuesday, May 4, 2027 (main event in Poland)
- Yom HaZikaron (Israel's Memorial Day): Tuesday, May 11, 2027
- Yom HaAztmaut (Israel's Independence Day): Wednesday, May 12, 2027 (main event in Israel)
- Program End Date: Late afternoon, May 15, 2027
Approximate Pricing:
$8,000 (Poland and Israel)
$5,200 (Poland only)
Prices do not include airfare.
Deposit: $500 per person
Questions? Contact Federation at [email protected] or 610.821.5500.
POLAND ITINERARY
ISRAEL ITINERARY
Day 1: Monday, May 3 I Krakow
Check in to the hotel in Krakow based on individual travel plans. The program officially begins at 1:00 pm. Meet in the hotel lobby after having eaten lunch.
● Meet w/representatives of JCC Krakow- “Rebirth and Renewal”
● Tour Kazimierz (Historical Jewish Quarter); Tour Krakow Ghetto- Chair Memorial and remains of Ghetto Wall
● Dinner as a delegation
● Yom HaShoah Memorial Ceremony
Day 2: Tuesday, May 4 I Krakow
Yom HaShoah
● Visit Plaszow- site of concentration camp in Krakow
● Travel to Auschwitz-WORLDWIDE MARCH OF THE LIVING: March from Auschwitz to Birkenau followed by ceremony
● Return to Krakow- Free evening
Day 3: Wednesday, May 5 I Krakow
● Check out of hotel
● Travel to/tour Auschwitz and Birkenau
● Dinner as a delegation
● Travel to Lublin
Day 4: Thursday, May 6 I Lublin
● Travel to Lublin- visit Lublin Yeshiva
● Tour Majadanek Extermination Camp
● Free time in Old Town Lublin
● Travel to Warsaw- dinner and reflection
Day 5: Friday, May 7 I Warsaw
● Travel to Tykocin- “Revisiting Shtetl Life”
● Pay Homage at Lupochova Forest
● Travel to/tour Treblinka
● Return to Warsaw- prepare for Shabbat
● Prayer Services followed by dinner with MOTL delegations from around the world. Meet Rabbi Schudrich – Chief Rabbi of Poland
Day 6: Saturday, May 8 I Warsaw
● Optional Services- Tefillot at Nozyk Synagogue in Warsaw or w/members of Beit Warszawa
● Shabbat lunch as a delegation
● “Discovering Jewish Warsaw”- Heroes Walk – Mila 18
● Polin Museum- tracing 900 years of Polish Jewish History
● Free evening
● International March of the Living worldwide Havdallah
Day 7: Sunday, May 9 I Warsaw
● Final Reflection
● Visit Warsaw Jewish Cemetery
● The program concludes at midday. Return home or other destinations according to own travel plans
Day 1: Sunday, May 9 I Jerusalem
● Travel to Jerusalem
● Check-in to hotel- light snack/dinner
Day 2: Monday, May 10 I Jerusalem
Erev Yom HaZikaron- Israel Memorial Day- 8 p.m.- siren and ceremony
● Travel to/tour National Library in Jerusalem
● Pay homage at Har Herzl- Israel National Cemetery
● Free time in Machane Yehuda for lunch
● Discovering Jerusalem Walking Tour
● Return to hotel - dinner
● Yom HaZikaron(Memorial Day) Eve Ceremony at Ammunition Hill w/ Michael Levin Lone Soldier Association- Siren at 8 p.m
Day 3: Tuesday, May 11 I Jerusalem
Yom HaZikaron- Israel Memorial Day
● Travel South- Pay homage at the site of the Nova and Car Memorial and October 7th Education Living Memory Center
● Stand for siren at 11 a.m.
● Lunch on own in Sderot
● Hope Returns- Mesk 1- Farm and Solar Innovation
● Return to Jerusalem -erev Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day Eve )- Free Evening
Day 4: Wednesday, May 12 I Jerusalem
Yom HaAtzmaut - Israel Independence Day
● Visit Israel Museum
● Lunch on own on Ben Yehuda Street
● International March of the Living Yom HaAtzmaut celebration- march through the streets of Jerusalem to the Kotel
● Free time in Jewish Quarter
● Worldwide MOL Dinner and concert at Latrun
Day 5, Thursday, May 13 I Jerusalem
Official check out from Hotel
· Lecture- “Israel Update”- Hartman Institute
· Travel to Tel Aviv- lunch and reflection
· Visit Anu Museum
· Program officially over 5pm- return to Jerusalem/airport/Tel Aviv based on individual travel plans