A return to the places that remember

Eight to twelve days. Shorter journeys (four to five days) are confined to a single city and its surrounding memorial sites — typically Kraków with Auschwitz-Birkenau and Tarnów or Bobowa. A full Galicia itinerary (Kraków, Tarnów, Bobowa, Bełżec, Lublin, Majdanek, Warsaw, Treblinka, Tykocin) requires ten days. Itineraries combining Poland with Czechia, Austria and Hungary require twelve days at minimum.

Budget depends on route length, party size, level of religious observance, and selected services (scholar accompaniment, kosher catering, Shabbat coordination, photography, and so on). A heritage journey for a family of up to seven typically falls within a range from several tens of thousands to around one hundred thousand dollars for a full eight- to twelve-day programme. A detailed estimate is provided after the first consultation, based on the specific family history and the chosen elements of the programme.

Yes. The Mercedes E-Class for two or three passengers, the S-Class for journeys requiring particular discretion. The full operational philosophy (scholar, kosher, memorial protocol, genealogical dossier) remains identical. Pricing for smaller parties is scaled accordingly.

Yes, in full. Hotels are selected within walking distance of a functioning synagogue in each city (Tempel or Remuh in Kraków, Nożyk in Warsaw, Altneuschul in Prague, Stadttempel in Vienna, Kazinczy or Dohány in Budapest). The vehicle returns to the garage before sunset on Friday and resumes after Motzei Shabbat. We coordinate Kabbalat Shabbat with the rabbi and arrange a Shabbat dinner with members of the local community where the family wishes.

Yes; this work falls to our genealogical team and is carried out before your arrival. We work with the administrations of the Jewish cemeteries in Warsaw (Okopowa), Kraków (Miodowa and Remuh), Łódź (Bracka), Lublin and smaller communities. The location of the grave, verification of the inscription, and a photograph in advance of your arrival — all contained in the dossier.

There is a protocol. The chauffeur waits at the car park, prepared to depart at once. The scholar remains with the rest of the family or accompanies the person needing to leave back to the vehicle. The evening after Auschwitz is always kept clear — no further activities; supper is served in the room if the family wishes. This is the question most often raised during consultation and the answer to it is part of our operating procedure.

We coordinate visits to the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, the Galicia Jewish Museum and JCC Krakow, the Jewish Museum in Prague, the Jüdisches Museum Wien and the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest. Visits are arranged individually for each journey, where possible with the attendance of a museum curator or educator.

A minimum of three months, six months optimally. The genealogist requires four to eight weeks of preparation on the dossier. The scholar prepares the narrative two weeks before arrival. Premium-tier hotels in Kraków (Hotel Stary, Copernicus) and Vienna (Sacher, Imperial) hold limited availability. Visits to Auschwitz outside the standard group rotations require coordination with the museum a month in advance.