Heritage Retreats Inc

Jewish Heritage Poland engages unaffiliated young adults in Jewish life through exploring the interminable spirit of the Jewish people. It utilizes Holocaust education to stir a passion for Jewish life.

Birthright marked the advent of the realization of the power of a trip to Israel and the identification with our peoplehood and common destiny as a nation. Jewish Heritage Poland awakens a call to action, and a real involvement in Jewish life because the experience gives a genuine connection to the eternity of the Jewish people.
It is a seven day journey that examines the most seminal tragic event in Jewish History-the Holocaust and how it impacts our lives as North Americans removed from its aftermath and the still virulent anti-Semitism of Europe.
It is a deep exploration of the richness of Jewish life, religion and culture in prewar Europe.
The touring of landmarks of Jewish life provide a powerful touchstone for teaching about the centrality of Torah in Jewish life throughout the ages.
Learning about the heroic nature of the Jewish people who were subjugated, interned and murdered in concentration camps provides the most poignant message of the eternity of the Jewish people.
Meeting the Righteous of the Nations is one of the most powerful testimonials of the heroism of humanity.
The exploration of one the darkest chapters of humanity that young people of our generation are stirred to appreciate the gifts of life, being Jewish, and the opportunity to practice our faith freely in the United States, and once again in Israel after two thousand years of exile.
There is a universal message of tolerance and vigilance to be learned by all humanity to ensure that crimes against humanity do not occur.