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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 • 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 • • marching from Auschwitz to Birkenau, and to celebrate • • 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 • 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, • Spend Shabbat in Kazmierz, Krakow's Jewish Quarter, and on the Sea of Galilee • 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 30 • MARCH OF THE LIVING • bbyo.org/march 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.