Prague Course Selection Students take four courses, of which at least two are Jewish Studies courses. Students also take Czech language for two hours per week.
All students participate in a community service practicum with the Jewish community.
This project benefits the Jewish community and provides students with the opportunity to become intimately involved with its members, activities, and celebrations. Service placements may include social care in one of the homes for survivors, museum work, monument restoration, school volunteer work, cultural and theater programs, community outreach projects, and others depending on the needs of the community. Accompanied by a scholar, students visit Krakow, Warsaw, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and several shtetls . The trip includes lectures, films, sightseeing, and discussions with Poles and Jews, including survivors. Finally, all students will participate in a weekend trip to one of the many beautiful sites in the Czech Republic, such as the spa town of Karlovy Vary or the castles at Cesky Krumlov in South Bohemia.