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- A seamless, fully curated experience, as outlined below.
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YOUR journey
J² crafts journeys of inspiration, education, and Jewish connections to Israel and worldwide. We are guided by a simple but powerful concept: No two trips are the same; each experience should be personal, meaningful, and backed by superb service. Travel is not just about the places you visit, but the connections you make along the way.
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Program Itinerary
DAY 1
JOURNEY BEGINS: DEPART FOR EUROPE
Sun. Oct 25, 2026
- Depart Chicago and make your way to the Czech Republic.
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
ARRIVAL & THE JEWISH HEART OF PRAGUE
Mon. Oct 26, 2026
- Recommended Arrival Time to Prague: ~11:00 AM
- Arrive at Václav Havel Airport Prague.
- Meet your J² Expert Educator who will accompany you throughout this Jewish journey of education and inspiration.
- Arrival transfer.
- Begin discovering Prague’s rich, centuries-old Jewish story with a walking tour of the historic Jewish Quarter, including:
- The Pinkas Synagogue.
- The Old Jewish Cemetery.
- The Spanish Synagogue.
- The Altneushul.
- Check into the hotel.
- Welcome Dinner & Dialogue: Meet Rabbi David Maxa of the Ec chajim Progressive Jewish Community and learn about the renewal of Jewish life in the Czech Republic, the role of young adults, and the community’s challenges and hopes.
Overnight: Prague
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
PRAGUE: BEAUTY, RESILIENCE & MODERN CULTURE
Tue. Oct 27, 2026
- Begin the day at the Strahov Monastery and its remarkable historic library.
- Explore Prague Castle, a sweeping complex of palaces, churches, and courtyards overlooking the Vltava River.
- Free time for lunch (perhaps with a Czech beer!).
- Stroll through the charming streets of Lesser Town, including a visit to the vibrant John Lennon Wall.
- Walk across the iconic Charles Bridge, admiring its statues and river views—and pausing at the crucifix with its Hebrew inscription, a reminder of Prague’s complex Jewish past.
- Continue to Old Town Square, home to the famed Astronomical Clock and Prague’s Gothic, Baroque, and Art Nouveau treasures.
- Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Prague
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4
TEREZÍN: MEMORY, WITNESS, & MORAL COURAGE
Wed. Oct 28, 2026
- Check out of the hotel.
- Drive to Terezín (Theresienstadt), the ghetto-camp that served as a tragic way station to extermination camps during the Holocaust. Your visit will include:
- The Historical Exhibition which explains the history of the camp and its role in Hitler’s Final Solution.
- Chilling propaganda movies made by the Nazis which were designed to convince the world that Terezin was a spa town and retirement center for elderly Jews rather than a death-ridden way station to the extermination camps.
- A reconstruction of the overcrowded dormitory and other parts of the camp complex.
- The Hidden Synagogue that an inmate, Artur Berlanger, created out of a tiny storage space.
- A memorial service where we’ll remember those who died here as well as the more than 80,000 Jews who were sent to be killed in Auschwitz and elsewhere in the East.
- Lunch en route.
- Continue to Berlin and check into your hotel.
- Dinner & Dialogue: Meet Dr. Sandra Anusiewicz-Baer for a conversation about German-Jewish identity, contemporary antisemitism, and the evolving landscape of Jewish life in Germany.
Overnight: Berlin
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5
BERLIN: HISTORY, MEMORY & RECKONING
Thu. Oct 29, 2026
- Begin with an introductory exploration of Berlin, including:
- The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's best-known landmark, now stands as a symbol of the city's reunification.
- The Bundestag: Explore Germany’s traumatic political past and prosperous present as we stop in front of the German Federal Parliament.
- The Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Designed by architect Peter Eisenman, this undulating field of thousands of concrete dark gray slabs forms a rising wave, designed to give visitors a sense of imbalance and loss of orientation.
- Walk along Unter der Linden and pass by the famous Humboldt University. Stop to visit the Book Burning Memorial at Bebel Square, marking the Nazi attempt to recast German and European culture in their own twisted image by destroying books of the world's finest authors.
- Walk the grounds and sculpture gardens of Berlin's Museum Island. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Museum Island Campus is a central backdrop to Berlin’s becoming an international cultural hub. Whether you are an archeology buff or a lover of 19th-century European art, you will find your inspiration on Museum Island.
- Free time for lunch.
- Enjoy a free afternoon on Museum Island, with time to explore its world-class museums at your own pace
Overnight: Berlin
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6
THE FINAL SOLUTION, RESISTANCE & COURAGE
Fri. Oct 30, 2026
- “Jews May No Longer Own Pets”: In a city of Holocaust memorials, the Places of Remembrance is perhaps the most controversial. Hung, seemingly randomly, on street lampposts in the Bavarian Quarter are 80 signs that highlight anti-Jewish laws and regulations established by the Nazis. These signs push passersby to contemplate the almost-forgotten history of this neighborhood, which was once home to prominent Jewish intellectuals, including Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt.
- Stop at the Glienicke Bridge - the “Bridge of Spies” - where prisoners were exchanged during the Cold War, including Natan Sharansky.
- Visit the Wannsee Villa, site of the 1942 “Final Solution” conference, with a private introduction from the Memorial Site’s staff.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Continue to Gleis 17 (Track 17), the former deportation site for Berlin’s Jews, now a powerful memorial.
- Return to the hotel and prepare for Shabbat.
- Shabbat Services at the Reform Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, followed by Shabbat dinner with the community. Engage with Rabbi Jonah Sievers about Jewish life in Germany today and the future of progressive Judaism.
Overnight: Berlin
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7
ART, SPIRIT, & THE REBIRTH OF JEWISH BERLIN
Sat. Oct 31, 2026
- Explore the Jewish Quarter and its profound history, including:
- Hackescher Market: In 1671, 200 Jews fleeing persecution elsewhere in Europe were allowed to move to an area just outside Berlin’s Old City walls. We’ll see this area – which is now a hotbed of entertainment and nightlife – and discuss the development of Jewish life in Berlin.
- The New Synagogue and Centrum Judaicum: This richly ornamented synagogue, which once seated 3,000 people, is an impressive example of the size, prosperity, and confidence of Berlin’s Liberal Jewish community in the 19th century. We’ll learn how the synagogue was saved from destruction during the Kristallnacht pogrom and today is once again a center of German Jewish culture.
- The Jewish Cemetery: From the late 17th century, this was where many of Berlin’s Jews were buried. It was bulldozed by the Gestapo in 1943. We’ll view the recently restored tombstone of Moses Mendelssohn, the great philosopher, and discuss his influence on German and Jewish life and thought.
- We’ll stop outside the home of Rabbi Regina Jonas, the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi, and discuss her pioneering life, her death in Auschwitz, and the role Berlin played in reforming Judaism for a modern age.
- We’ll also past by two important reminders of German resistance to the Holocaust. The Museum of Otto Weidt’s Workshop for the Blind honors the man who risked his life during World War II to hide and protect Jewish workers in his broom and brush workshop.
- The Rosenstrasse Sculpture commemorates the successful 1943 protests against Nazi plans to deport the last remaining Jews from Berlin. The protest was led by non-Jewish women seeking to protect their Jewish spouses from persecution.
- Free time for lunch.
- Stop at Checkpoint Charlie, one of the best-known crossing points between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, frequently featured in spy movies and books.
- Visit the Jewish Museum of Berlin, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. One of the most conspicuous architectural landmarks in the city, it embodies remembrance, melancholy, and departure.
- Time permitting: Stop at the East Side Gallery, the longest preserved stretch of the Berlin Wall, featuring murals including tributes to German-Israeli friendship
- Conclude Shabbat with a group Havdalah and a festive closing dinner, reflecting on the week’s journey.
Overnight: Berlin
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8
RETURN HOME
Sun. Nov 1, 2026
- Check out of the hotel.
- Transfer to Berlin Brandenburg Airport for your return flight to the United States.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast
RATES & LODGING
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participants
20+
Cost p/p in double room
$4,928
Cost p/p in single room
$5,698
Prague: Hotel Cosmopolitan
- Nights: 2
- Room Category: Deluxe Room
- Hotel Website
Berlin: Melia Berlin
- Nights: 4
- Room Category: Melia Room
- Hotel Website
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What to expect
- 6 nights' accommodations.
- 6 days of touring with a J² Expert Educator and a local guide, 5 days in a luxury, climate controlled bus.
- Daily breakfast, 2 lunches & 4 dinners.
- The J² adventures App available on the App Store & on Google Play (active 30 days before your departure and throughout your trip).
- Water on the bus.
- Porterage at the hotels.
- All site entrance fees & program fees as per your final program.
- This journey includes walking tours, cultural site visits, and hotel stays that may involve uneven terrain, stairs, and longer distances on foot. While we do our best to accommodate a range of mobility levels, a moderate level of physical fitness is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. For more information, please see the “Travelers with Physical Limitations” section in our full Terms & Conditions.
- Credit card fees.
- Flights to & from Europe.
- COVID related expenses, including tests.
- Early check in & Late check out on the day of departure is included.
- Gratuities are excluded. For groups of 20 and more participants traveling to Central Europe: We recommend the following guidelines for tipping (amounts are in US dollars): J² Expert Educator: $14 | Local Guide: $10 | Driver: $5. Amounts are per day per person.
- Evening transportation when dinner is not included.
- Amendments to the program: In the event that any sites, programs or meals etc. are added to the program, an additional fee may be required.
- Personal extras: Items of personal nature such as laundry, wines, mineral water, beverages, coffee, tea, food other than the table d’hotel menu, passport and visa fees, insurance, and foreign port taxes, unless otherwise specified.
- US and foreign airport taxes, Q fuel surcharge and border taxes when applicable.
- This journey includes walking tours, cultural site visits, and hotel stays that may involve uneven terrain, stairs, and longer distances on foot. While we do our best to accommodate a range of mobility levels, a moderate level of physical fitness is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. For more information, please see the “Travelers with Physical Limitations” section in our full Terms & Conditions.
- Please review our terms & conditions (T&C’s) or request that we send you our full T&C’s. Until you do that, here is the small print, and other stuff you may want to know:
- Validity | All prices quoted are based on exchange rates as of the proposal date and are subject to change without notice. Rates are per person and are based on shared twin room occupancy.
- How to Make a Reservation | The quickest way to make a reservation is to register online or contact us by email. We accept VISA, MasterCard, and American Express credit cards. A non-refundable deposit of $1,000 is required in order to complete the registration process.
- For any assistance with this registration process or other trip-related queries, please email Customer Care: [email protected].
- Payments | The balance of your payment is due 130 days before your trip begins, or as specified in your invoice. You will receive an email reminder 2 weeks before this date. Various payment options are available as follows:
- Credit card | We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Please check with your credit card provider regarding international processing fees. We are unable to process payments of over $1,000 over the phone. Please submit payment online via a credit card or by wiring funds via your bank.
- Domestic bank wire transfer | Payment should be wired in the same currency that is listed on your invoice. Please add the name of your group or invoice number as a reference and forward a copy of the transfer receipt by email. The bank transfer should clearly state the beneficiary’s name on the wire transfer.
- J² Adventures reserves the right to automatically cancel your reservation on that date and it may be subject to reconfirmation should the final payment not be received.
- Cancelation Policy | All cancelations need to be made in writing. The cancelation fee depends on the date when we receive written notification of your request to cancel your booking. Please note that the deposit is non-refundable.
- Cancelation fees | Cancelations made 130 or more days prior to departure incur the loss of the deposit. Cancelations made 89 to 46 days prior to departure incur the loss of 50% of the full trip cost. Cancelations made 45 days or less prior to the departure incur the loss of 100% of the full trip cost.
- Cancelation fees may also include: Hotel or supplier cancelation fees. J² Adventures reserves the right to adjust its terms of payment, including cancelation policies and initial deposits.
- This journey includes walking tours, cultural site visits, and hotel stays that may involve uneven terrain, stairs, and longer distances on foot. While we do our best to accommodate a range of mobility levels, a moderate level of physical fitness is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. For more information, please see the “Travelers with Physical Limitations” section in our full Terms & Conditions.
- Protect yourself from fraud by being cautious and vigilant when it comes to online theft. It is crucial to note that J² adventures will never send an email requesting you to transfer funds to a new account or to redirect a payment. We will never alter our account number or issue additional payment requests without first personally speaking to you and properly identifying ourselves. If you feel uncertain about any communication (scammers often impersonate legitimate companies via e-mail or by calling), halt and contact us directly through our toll-free number listed on our website to discuss any necessary payments. Refrain from responding to suspicious emails or clicking on links or attachments unless you are completely certain of their legitimacy. By following these guidelines and staying vigilant, you can significantly reduce your risk of becoming a victim of fraud.
- Please click here to view our full terms (T&C's). These T&C's apply to all reservations created within J2 Adventures.
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