2:00 PM Guided Buenos Aires City Tour: Jewish Sites & Recoleta, San Telmo, La Boca

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INSIDE JEWISH ARGENTINA JDC Entwine Insider Trip with Texas Hillel & National College Students March 11-18, 2018 About Argentina: Argentina is home to Latin America s largest Jewish population, with

It is also the 5th largest Jewish population in the world today. Argentina has one of the highest Human Development Index levels and GDPs per capita in Latin America.

1 INSIDE JEWISH ARGENTINA JDC Entwine Insider Trip with Texas Hillel & National College Students March 11-18, 2018 About Argentina: Argentina is home to Latin America s largest Jewish population, with a community of around 241,000, whose history goes back to the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions when Jews fled to Argentina to escape persecution. It is also the 5th largest Jewish population in the world today. Argentina has one of the highest Human Development Index levels and GDPs per capita in Latin America. Because of its once stable economy, Argentina has long boasted a sizable middle class, however, when the economy collapsed in 2001, the relatively prosperous Jewish community was left reeling as much of that middle class imploded, with many of its members losing their jobs, businesses, homes, and savings. JDC s presence in Argentina since World War II made it possible to initiate an immediate and widespread response to the 2001 economic crisis by expanding existing welfare and relief services to aid those most profoundly affected by the crisis. A decade after the crisis, signs of economic recovery are encouraging. The number of people relying on welfare relief continues to decrease and local community services have begun to return to a level of self-sufficiency. However, despite overall improvements among those who are employable, children and the elderly remain particularly vulnerable and continue to depend on the support of the community. Sunday, March 11: Depart to Argentina Evening Depart from Houston Monday, March 12: Welcome to Argentina! Arrive at Buenos Aires EZE Airport Transfer to Hotel & Check In 12:30 PM Welcome to Argentina! Lunch & Introductions by Trip Chairs & Staff at Local Restaurant 2:00 PM Guided Buenos Aires City Tour: Jewish Sites & Recoleta, San Telmo, La Boca This city tour will visit Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo and Jewish sites including Libertad Synagogue, the Jewish Museum of Buenos Aires and the Israeli Embassy Memorial. 5:00 PM Return to Hotel; Relax & Freshen Up 8:00 PM Dinner & Introduction to Jewish Life in Argentina at El Lazo (kosher BBQ!)

2 JDC Latin America staff will provide an overview of JDC s work in Argentina, touching upon the impact of the economic crisis on Argentine Jewry, how JDC programs have worked to address community needs, and JDC s current phase-out. Tuesday, March 13: Lend a Hand in Buenos Aires 8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel 9:00 AM Depart Hotel for Community Project 9:30 AM Introduction to Project with Local Leaders 1:00 PM Lunch at Abasto Shopping Mall (kosher McDonalds!) 2:30 PM Continue Project 6:00 PM Return to Hotel; Relax & Freshen Up 7:15 PM Core Conversation #1: Kavannah & Setting Intentions 8:45 PM Depart Hotel for Hillel Buenos Aires 9:00 PM Cultural Exchange & Asado (BBQ) at Hillel Buenos Aires Wednesday, March 14: Exploring Community Needs 8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel 9:00 AM Depart Hotel 9:30 AM Arrive & Continue Project 12:30 PM Completion of Project & Inauguration Ceremony 1:00 PM Lunch at Los Angelitos & Prepare for Home Visits 3:00 PM Depart for Home Visits at Lagur-Habitar Transitional Living Center Lagur-Habitar is an ambitious new project of AMIA that seeks to provide a concrete housing solution to previously homeless or high-risk beneficiaries. Each functional unit of the new building will be loaned to beneficiaries for a period of 12 months, at the end of which an admission and discharge committee will evaluate the physical, psychological and social conditions of the residents.

3 In small groups we will visit the homes of local residents who are beneficiaries of this AMIA-supported program to gain a more in-depth view of the challenges they face, and to engage in informal, friendly conversation. 4:30 PM Return to Hotel to Freshen Up & Change 8:00 PM Depart Hotel Core Conversation #2: Arevut & JDC at the Hotel Empanada Making or Tango Show TBD Thursday, March 15: Jewish Communal Life in Buenos Aires 9:00 AM Breakfast at the Hotel 9:45 AM Depart for LeDor VaDor 10:30 AM Introduction to Ongoing Community Challenges & Opportunities at LeDor VaDor Born out of the need for effective integration services for the elderly, JDC, in partnership with local institutions, opened LeDor VaDor: a state-of-the-art Old Age Home that helps address the needs of this vulnerable segment of society. The center, which houses around 320 elders, comes with a wide range of services including occupational therapy, a cinema, a reading room, a synagogue, special workshops, and more. 11:00 AM Lend a Hand! Occupational Therapy Classes with Residents of LeDor VaDor 12:00 PM Lunch & Conversation at LeDor VaDor with Residents 1:30 PM Depart for Jewish Museum of Buenos Aires The Jewish Museum was founded in 1967 in the Libertad Synagogue by Dr. Salvador Kibrick. The museum traces the history of philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch s efforts to resettle the Jews of Europe in Argentina, as well as the stories of Jewish heritage at large. Mostly donated from Dr. Kibrick s private collection, the museum includes Jewish-themed paintings as well as objects, documents, photographs and recordings from the Jewish immigration to Argentina. 2:15 PM Visit the Jewish Museum of Buenos Aires 3:30 PM Return to Hotel; Relax/Free Time in Palermo 7:30 PM Depart for Hebraica 8:00 PM Interactive Program with BBYO Teens at Hebraica

4 Late Free Dinner & Optional Evening Out Friday, March 16: Exploring the Role of JDC in Greater Latin America 8:15 AM Breakfast at the Hotel 9:15 AM Depart Hotel 10:00 AM Visit to AMIA: Agam Memorial, Tour, and Video AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) is the umbrella organization for all Jewish institutions in Argentina. Born as Chevra Kedusha in 1894, its initial activities focused on developing the necessary conditions to observe Jewish traditions in Argentina. Soon, its activities grew and diversified with the increase of the country s Jewish population and its progressive integration to society. AMIA soon became the place where all the Jewish people could come together and participate in Jewish life. Presently, it offers a wide array of activities and services, including social services; the provision of basic goods such as food, medicines, housing, health and clothing to vulnerable families; educational activities; supporting, coordinating and facilitating joint projects with other community institutions; employment programs aimed at strengthening the employability of thousands of candidates; and cultural activities such as theatre, conferences, courses and festivals, among others. In 1994, to commemorate its centennial, AMIA organized a series of celebrations that were interrupted on July 18 by a terrorist attack, killing 85 people. Yaacov Agam a world-renowned Israeli plastic artist is the creator of the Monument to the Memory of the Victims of the Terrorist Attack at AMIA. The work asserts both the commitment to the victims memory by honoring their spirit and vital legacy, and the demand for justice for their relatives and society at large 11:00 AM Walking Tour of Once Once is a quintessential working class neighborhood in the center of Buenos Aires that has traditionally been the center of Jewish life in the city. 12:15 PM Lunch at Ajim Restaurant 2:00 PM Special Activity: Modern Dancing with Elderly at AMIA! 3:30 PM Return to Hotel & Prepare for Shabbat 4:30 PM Pre-Shabbat Activity/Core Conversation #3: Areyvut & Me with Local Peers at the Hotel BBYO is the leading pluralistic teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. For 90 years, BBYO has provided exceptional identity enrichment and leadership development experiences for hundreds of thousands of Jewish teens. JDC Entwine partners with BBYO around the world, placing Jewish service corps fellows in communities to develop and strengthen teen programming.

5 6:52 PM Candle Lighting 7:00 PM Shabbat Services & Dinner at Murillo Synagogue with Local Peers! Optional Evening Out Saturday, March 17: Shabbat with the Community & Taking It Home Shabbat Activity (organized by Shabbat committee) 11:00 AM Walking Tour of Buenos Aires Neighborhoods/Souvenir Shopping/Optional Shabbat Services or Free Time 1:00 PM Festive Closing Lunch Core Conversation #4: Asiyah & Action & Program Evaluations 7:46 PM Shabbat Ends & Havdalah Hotel Check-Out Depart for Airport Check-In at Airport (with dinner boxes!) Depart Buenos Aires EZE Airport Sunday, March 18: Return to Texas Arrive at Houston IAH Airport

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