Journey for Identity 6 Full itinerary Updated July 7 Accommodations for each night in Rochester: Host Families ROCHESTER AND NEW YORK CITY

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1 Journey for Identity 6 Full itinerary Updated July 7 Accommodations for each night in Rochester: Host Families ROCHESTER AND NEW YORK CITY Snacks and water available throughout each day at all locations. On travel days, snacks and water will be kept on the bus. All JFIers are granted free guest passes to the Jewish Community Center for July 14-19, These may be used at any time when there is no scheduled program for JFIers. PLEASE NOTE THAT TEENS SHOULD ARRIVE at all programs in time for them to begin/depart at the listed time below! For example, if a program begins at 11am, please try to arrive by 10:45am. Monday, July 13 11pm Rochester teens meet at airport, waiting area for CONCOURSE B Brooks Ave, Rochester, NY Parents must bring teens inside airport and wait with them. Israelis land around 11:29pm. Hosts are not expected to provide dinner. Tuesday, July 14 Breakfast at Host Homes 11am Icebreakers and Group Jewish Federation 441 East Ave, Rochester, NY pm Make-your-own pizza lunch 1:30pm Free time on Park Ave 2:30pm Jewish Identity Part I: What is Jewish Identity in America? What is it like to be the minority? led by Rachel Goodwin Park Approximate address 100 Sibley Place, Rochester, NY RAIN LOCATION: Jewish Federation 4pm Depart for Seabreeze 4600 Culver Road, Rochester, NY RAIN LOCATION: Laser Quest, 2833 West Ridge Road, Suite 17, Greece, NY pm Parents pick up at Seabreeze for Host Homes

2 Wednesday, July 15 (full day at JCC, 1200 Edgewood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618) 8am Breakfast with JFI JCC 9:30am Poland Is led by Bonnie Abrams, Director of the Center for Holocaust Awareness and Information ( CHAI ) at the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester Poland Ceremony Preparation 11am The Return w/ JCC Jewish Film Festival Afterward/1pm Lunch from Geulah s 2pm Free time 3pm Jewish Identity Part II: How Jewish Americans identify their Judaism through synagogue membership (or not!) led by Rabbi Avi Kilimnick, Congregation Beth Sholom, Rabbi Kelly Levy, Temple B rith Kodesh, and Rich Gordon 4pm Fitness Fun planning, led by Marisa Garber, Camp Sisol Program Coordinator at the JCC 5pm Meet Holocaust Survivor Sam Rind and hear his story 6:30pm Parents pick up at JCC for Host Homes Thursday, July 16 Breakfast at Host Homes 7:15am Depart from JCC for Niagara Falls 8:45am - Niagara Falls (American Side) Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds Maid of the Mist: 1 Prospect Street, Niagara Falls, NY Cave of the Winds: 24 Buffalo Ave, Niagara Falls, NY Picnic lunch (brought from home) Free time at the Fashion Outlets 1900 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY :15pm Depart for Frontier Field 333 Plymouth Ave North, Rochester, NY :45pm Teen arrival at Frontier Field. 6:15pm Parents/Guests arrive to join for dinner. 7:05pm Red Wings (Baseball) Game Parents pick up at Frontier Field (Game ends approximately 10pm teens will text home at the top of the 9 th inning if their parents/driver is not at the game.) RAIN PLAN: Dinner takes place rain or shine. If the game is cancelled on account of rain, parents should pick teens up at Frontier Field at 7:30pm. All Rochester families will receive the tickets for both their teen and their match, as well as any extra tickets purchased, to exchange for a Red Wings game on a later date at your leisure. Friday, July 17 (Full day at Camp Sisol, 183 Quaker Meeting House Road, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472) Breakfast at Host Homes 8:45am Drop off at Camp Sisol 9:15am Camp Shabbat 10:15am JFI teens lead Fitness Fun program 12pm Lunch JFIers disperse to different camp units 1pm Tour of camp & hike through the nearby woods, led by camp Nature and Adventure specialists 3pm Parent pick-up at Camp Sisol Dinner and Shabbat at Host Homes

3 Saturday, July 18 Host homes for Shabbat/Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Encourage going to temple in the morning. 9:45pm Havdalah at Hoskins Park 195 Pinnacle Road, Pittsford, NY Walk to Bowl-a-Roll 10pm Cosmic Bowling Midnight Parent Pick-up at Bowl-a-Roll 1560 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY Sunday, July 19 Breakfast at Host Homes bring a packed, dairy lunch 8:30am Depart from JCC for Fort Ontario 10am Fort Ontario Tour 1 East 4 th Street, Oswego, NY :15am Walk to Safe Haven Museum (bus if weather is bad) 11:20am Safe Haven Museum Tour 2 East 7 th Street, Oswego, NY :20pm Depart for Thousand Acre Swamp 1579 Jackson Road, Penfield, NY Lunch on the bus, brought from home 1:45pm Tour of Thousand Acre Swamp, followed by volunteer clean-up 4pm Pick up at Thousand Acre Swamp. Shower, change, relax at home. 6pm Vegetarian/Dairy potluck dinner with Parents and P2G committee, hosted by the Fensters 284 Grosvenor Rd, Rochester, NY pm Depart for host homes Monday, July 20 4am Arrive at Rochester Airport meet at Dunkin Donuts in ticketing area (closest to Entry A). Parents must bring teens inside airport to check them in. Breakfast (food only) brought from home. Money provided for teens to pick up beverages inside airport. Snacks will be provided throughout the day. 5:41am Flight departs for NYC In NYC: Jewish Heritage Tour of the Lower East Side, Lunch at Ben s Kosher Deli, Top of the Rock, Times Square tours and transportation organized by Levy s Unique New York 3pm Arrive at JFK Airport 6:30pm Depart for Poland

4 POLAND Tuesday, July 21 st :50 Arrival in Warsaw 10:00 Depart for Okopowa Cemetery 10:30 Okopowa Cemetery 12:00 Drive to Korczak s Orphanage 12:30 Korczak s Orphanage 13:00 Palace of Culture and Sciences 14:00 The Ghetto Walls 15:00 Umschlagplatz Ceremony 16:15 Drive to Nozyk Synagogue 16:30 Nozyk Synagogue 17:30 Chopin Park 19:30 Dinner 21:00 Arrive at the hotel 21:30 Group Discussions Accommodations: Hotel Warsaw Mercure Centrum Wednesday, July 22 nd :30 Wake up 7:00 Breakfast 8:00 Depart for Tykocin 11:00 Tykocin Synagogue and river walk 12:15 Lunch 12:45 Drive to Lupochowa Forest 13:00 Lupuchowa Forest Ceremony 14:15 Drive to Treblinka 15:45 Treblinka Ceremony 17:30 Drive to Warsaw 19:30 Dinner 21:00 Arrive at the hotel 21:30 Group Discussions Accommodations: Hotel Warsaw Mercure Centrum

5 Thursday, July 23 rd :00 Wake up 7:00 Breakfast 7:30 Check out of hotel. Drive to Lublin 10:30 Tour of Old City of Lublin 12:30 Drive to Majdanek (Packed lunch on bus) 13:30 Majdanek Ceremony 17:00 Drive to Zamosc 19:00 Arrive at the hotel 19:30 Dinner at the hotel 20:30 Group discussions Accommodations: Hotel Zamosc Mercure Zamojski Friday, July 24 th :00 Wake up 6:30 Breakfast 7:30 Check out of hotel. Drive to Jozefov. 8:30 Visiting Jozefov synagogue and cemetery 10:30 Drive to the killing pits in Jozefov forest 11:00 Jozefov forest 12:00 Drive to Krakow (Packed lunch on bus) 16:00 Arrive at the hotel 20:30 Kabbalat Shabbat, walking to synagogue, and dinner. Return to hotel Group Discussions Accommodations: Hotel Krakow Astoria Saturday, July 25 th :00 Breakfast 9:30 Depart for Kazimierz 10:00 Kazimierz 13:00 Lunch 14:30 Krakow JCC 15:30 Podgorze Ghetto 17:00 Free time in Sukiennice 19:00 Depart for hotel. Dinner. 20:00 Group Discussions Accommodations: Hotel Krakow Astoria

6 Sunday, July 26 th :00 Wake up 6:30 Breakfast 7:00 Drive to Auschwitz 8:30 Auschwitz Museum 12:30 Drive to Auschwitz-Birkenau (Packed lunch on bus) 13:30 Auschwitz-Birkenau 16:30 Drive to Krakow. Dinner. 19:30 Depart for hotel 20:00 Group discussions Accommodations: Hotel Krakow Astoria Monday, July 27 th :00 Wake up 6:30 Breakfast 7:00 Check out of hotel. Drive to Kielce. 10:30 Kielce Cemetery 11:30 Drive to Warsaw (Packed lunch on bus) 15:00 Museum of the History of Polish Jews 17:00 Drive to the Old City of Warsaw 17:30 Tour of the Old City of Warsaw 19:00 Dinner and group discussion 20:30 Drive to Warsaw Airport 23:00 Fly to Israel ISRAEL *Pizzur meals teens will be given cash to purchase food at local restaurants at their leisure Tuesday, July 28 th :50 Arrival in Israel Drive to Modi in Welcome Breakfast Disperse to homes and rest 16:00 Leave for Jerusalem Tour of Jewish quarter and the Kotel Pizzur* dinner and free time at Ben Yehuda Street 21:15 Drive back to Modi in 22:00 Arrive in Modi in Wednesday, July 29 th :30 Drive north 9:00 Ein Kedem water hike 11:30 Druze hospitality and lunch 15:00 Majrase water hike 18:30 BBQ dinner on the beach Accommodations: Golan Beach

7 Thursday, July 30 th :00 Breakfast at the beach 9:00 Water sports 12:00 Visit Kishorit 13:30 Packed lunch 14:30 Visit Rosh Hanikra 16:00 Akko 18:00 Pizzur* Dinner 19:30 Leave for Modi in 21:30 Arrive in Modi in Friday, July 31 th :00 Drive to Tel-Aviv 9:00 Tour of Tel Aviv & Jaffa 11:30 Hall of Independence 13:00 Pizzur* Lunch and free time in Nachalat Binyamin Street Fair, Shenkin St. & Carmel Market 15:00 Swim in the Mediterranean Sea / Beach Time 16:30 Leave for Modi in 17:15 Arrive in Modi in Saturday, August 1 th 2015 Home Hospitality Shabbat with Host Families Sunday, August 2 nd :30 Leave for Jerusalem 9:00 Yad Vashem 12:00 Herzl center 12:45 Packed Lunch 13:30 Tour of Mt. Herzl 15:00 Drive to Desert Wilderness tent 18:00 Camel Ride Dinner and Bonfire Accommodations: Kfar Hanokdim Bedouin Tent

8 Monday, August 3 rd :00 Early Wake Up 4:30 Climb Masada at sunrise (via Roman Ramp). Watch sun rise and tour of the site. Descend via snake path 8:30 Breakfast 10:30 Ein Gedi National Park 12:00 Swim in the Dead Sea at Ein Gedi Spa & Lunch 14:00 Leave for Modi in 16:00 Arrive in Modi in 20:00 Surprise Tuesday, August 4 th :30 Yoga Workshop 11:00 Israel update workshop 12:30 Picnic lunch 14:30 Trip wrap-up 16:30 Leave for host families 21:00 Festive meal and Party Maccabim Swimming Pool Wednesday, August 5 th :30 Depart for the airport 6:00 Flight departs RETURN TO ROCHESTER 9pm Lot flight #026 lands at JFK Airport Shuttle to Days Inn Ozone Park Redding Street, Ozone Park, NY Overnight accommodations at Days Inn Ozone Park. Lights out 1 hour after arrival at hotel. Thursday, August 6 7am Wake up, pack 8am Meet in hotel lobby 8:15am Depart on hotel shuttle for JFK Airport 8:30am Arrive at JFK Airport Teens will be given cash to buy breakfast once we are inside the terminal. Kosher options are available. 10:30am JetBlue flight #586 departs 11:51am Flight lands at Rochester. JFI is over.