MARCH OF THE
LIVING
The premier global Jewish teen event of the year where Jewish teens
from around the world come together to bear witness in Poland and
celebrate the Jewish Homeland in Israel.
Poland & Israel
Grades 9–12
15 days $5,570
ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS
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Warsaw and Lublin
April 20–May 4
The March of the Living is a two-week travel experience
and a BBYO tradition where Jewish teens from five
continents converge in Poland and in Israel for an
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marching from Auschwitz to Birkenau, and to celebrate
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Past participants have maintained their level of Jewish
commitment by returning to Israel, seeking a Jewish
lifestyle in college, acting to protect human rights, and
developing a sense of leadership and responsibility for
Float in the Dead Sea and scale the heights of Masada
at sunrise
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Learn about contemporary Israeli geo-politics and
watch co-existence in action
The goal of the March is to educate Jewish teens about
the richness of our past and to perpetuate our future.
Explore 3,000 years of history and traditions in
Jerusalem's Old City
Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), dancing in
the streets of Jerusalem.
Honor the courage of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and
the Righteous Among the Nations
The program occurs annually each spring in order to
commemorate Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day),
Bear witness in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka and
Majdanek
emotional journey that will impact your sense of history,
perspective and identity.
Discover historic Jewish communities in Krakow,
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Spend Shabbat in Kazmierz, Krakow's Jewish Quarter,
and on the Sea of Galilee
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Retrace the founding of the State of Israel and
experience its high tech future in Tel Aviv
the world around us.
Prior affiliation with BBYO is not necessary to participate
in BBYO’s National Teen Delegation to the March of the
Living.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Availability is limited for the March of the Living, and we
encourage you to sign up early. To learn more and register
visit bbyo.org/march.
bbyo.org/march
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HAVE A DATE CONFLICT?
BBYO offers an alternative 4-week summer
experience in Poland, Prague, Budapest and Israel
that covers many of the experiences found in the
March of the Living and more. To learn more visit
bbyosummer.org/central+israel.