Academic director of the program - prof. Led by the course instructors and local tour guides, this journey takes us through the towns of Lancut, Rzeszow, Dabrowski, Lezajsk, Przeworsk, Przemysl, Lesko, Rymanow, Bobowa, Tarnow, Nowy Sacz, and finally Oswiecim, the infamous home of Auschwitz-Birkenau. These towns encompass the entire spectrum of the emotional East European Jewish past, from synagogues, yeshivot, and Hasidic pilgrimage sites, to cemeteries, work camps, and death camps. Re-live the joy, creativity, tragedy, and despair of East European Jewry. The experience is priceless.
Breakfast is included.
Cafeteria and snack bar are on the premises, with vegetarian options. Those seeking assistance will be asked to submit a letter stating their financial need and reasons for pursuing the Brandeis in Cracow program. Brandeis University P.O. Box 9110, Waltham, MA 02254-9110, USA Tel. The East European Jewish Heritage Project in cooperation with the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Vilnius, Lithuania launches the summer course featuring four levels of Yiddish and the most prominent scholars of Yiddish language and literature. The course is sponsored by the Open Society Fund in Lithuania.