Travel Harmony, EMCO Travel, & Joy Katzen-Guthrie Present:
CHAI AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND SHOMER SHABBAT TOUR
An Exhilarating Discovery of Indigenous and Jewish Experience Down Under
First-Class Touring of Auckland • Rotorua • Melbourne • Philip Island • Dandenong Ranges • Blue Mountains • Sydney
November 4-22, 2009 (18 Days/17 Nights in Australia/New Zealand, plus Guided Round-Trip Air from Los Angeles)
Space subject to availability / Initial deposit to hold the space must be received by June 15, 2009
RESERVATIONS FOR THIS TOUR ARE NOW CLOSED
FUTURE TOURS TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND WILL BE ANNOUNCED
PLEASE NOTIFY US IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED OF A FUTURE AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND TOUR
Francine@travelharmony.com
This is a SMALL GROUP TOUR
Minimum of ten travelers to proceed / Maximum 25 Travellers
For immediate information, detailed itinerary, or to join this tour
contact Francine Beifeld immediately at Francine@travelharmony.com
Click to download a Press Release [pdf document] for this tour
 Grand and Historic Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, with Corinthian pillars copper dome, and bimah carved from Tasmanian blackwood Photo ©Melbourne Hebrew Congregation |
 Sydney Opera House, architectural masterpiece of the 20th century by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, winner of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor • Photo ©Matthew Field |
A Spectacular Virtually All-Inclusive Tour of the Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney Regions of New Zealand & Australia
with guided round-trip air from L.A., all First-Class 4-star hotels, all transportation, transfers, taxes, guides, drivers, cooked breakfasts, Shabbat & special meals
Tourist Visa, and all activities and events in a magnificent schedule of sights and activities in which you will experience the indigenous culture,
Native folk arts, spectacular landscape, vibrant cities, and centuries of history and Jewish experience Down Under.
With Tour Scholar-In-Residence Joy Katzen-Guthrie, Jewish scholars, local guides, and special escorted tours,
lectures, resources, Shomer Shabbat, and personalized attention attention throughout.
An unforgettable experience, perfect for all ages and the whole family!
This tour is joined by and includes presentations by Tour Scholar-in-Residence Joy Katzen-Guthrie
and Jewish scholars and specialized guides in every city
Our tour is in arrangement with Travel Harmony [http://www.travelharmony.com] specialists in Australia/New Zealand travel
For details, contact Francine Beifeld at Francine@travelharmony.com
Click to download a Press Release [pdf document] for this tour
Tour includes standard or vegetarian meals • Kosher food can be arranged
First-Class Accommodations, Personalized Attention, and Special Interests Throughout
Space subject to availability / Initial deposit to hold the space must be received by June 15, 2009
Sydney Harbour Panarama • Photo ©David Iliff, Subject to Official License
Auckland Harbour • Photo ©Joseph Watkins |
Blue Mountains • Photo ©David Iliff, Subject to Official License |
Geothermal Activity, Rotorua |
Philip Island Koala |
For centuries, Jewish life has thrived Down Under, in lands that are among the most remote in the world. A small group of Jews was among the first Westerners to arrive in Australia. Maintaining tradition and Jewish identity was essential for those who chose to live in this part of the world. After World War II, Australia would become a refuge for thousands of Holocaust survivors. Today, Australia and New Zealand are home to an unprecendented number of synagogues, Jewish schools, and cultural and religious organizations. I am thrilled to announce my Jewish Heritage Tour of Australia/New Zealand for November 2009.
In Auckland, the Auckland Hebrew Congregation and Congregation Beth Shalom serve the Jewish community. The historic former Princes St. Synagogue is fully restored and furnished. Melbourne's first formal synagogue, founded in 1848, the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, completed in 1930, with its Corinthian pillars, copper dome, bimah carved from Tasmanian blackwood (possibly the finest example of timber work in Australia) and its stained glass windows created by the Israeli artist, Rimona Kedem, seats more than 1300. The graceful domed St. Kilda Hebrew Congregation, founded 1872, is Melbourne's traditional Orthodox Congregation. Melbourne's Jewish Museum of Australia displays Jewish culture, history and religious practice. The Museum is a national institution dedicated to the conservation, preservation and exhibition of Jewish heritage, arts, custom and religious practice in all its diversity. In particular it illustrates the Australian Jewish experience. Through its exhibitions it tells of the common experience of migration, displacement and the challenge of adaptation to a new land. The Great Synagogue, is one of Sydney's most opulent and historic heritage buildings. The Synagogue has stood on its present site for well over a hundred and twenty years. The Sydney Jewish Museum, with its exhibits of Holocaust and Australian Jewish History, is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust. Housed in the historic Maccabean Hall, the museum is a testimony to the fortitude and endurance of the human spirit.
These congregations, which our group will visit in addition to a magnificent itinerary of local historical, indigenous, and nature sites, are only a sprinkling of the many congregations and Jewish organizations that serve the diverse Jewish communities of Australia and New Zealand. Peruse this site to see more examples of the unity, commitment, and strength of the Jews Down Under. Visit the Australia Jewish Links section for a much more detailed listing of the Jewish communities of Australia and New Zealand. And join me in New Zealand and Australia this November for a one-of-a-kind experience Down Under. ~Joy
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CHAI AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND SHOMER SHABBAT TOUR IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Click to request a Detailed Itinerary of this tour. Our tour is in arrangement with Travel Harmony [http://www.travelharmony.com], specialists in Australia/New Zealand travel
Cooked breakfasts and additional special meals are included throughout this tour. Food is standard or vegetarian cuisine. Kosher food arrangements can be made at your request; additional fees will be quoted for you based upon your needs. If you desire to add extensions to this tour, a personalized extension itinerary and pricing will be created for you. Pricing for this tour includes guided round-trip air from Los Angeles. Click to request a Detailed Itinerary & Pricing for this tour. This is a SMALL GROUP TOUR with Maximum 25 Travellers / Minimum of ten travelers to proceed • Space on this tour is subject to availability. Initial deposit of $350 to guarantee space must be received by June 15th. Final Payment must be received by 75 days prior to departure (no later than August 21, 2009). NOTE: For the special discount rate on airfare, immediate airfare payment is needed to guarantee discount. Discounts cannot be guaranteed until air tickets are issued. Don't wait! If you hope to join this tour, speak with Francine Beifeld today! PASSPORTS & VISA: Travel Harmony will take care of your visa as part of this tour package. Passports must be valid for at least six months after return home. CHECK YOUR PASSPORTS NOW to insure that your passport is up-to-date with blank pages available. If you need a new passport, do not wait! Apply for it immediately. For information or to reserve this tour, contact: Travel Harmony [www.travelharmony.com] Specialists in Australia/New Zealand Travel Click to download a Press Release [pdf document] for this tour
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Click to Read comments from travelers on Joy's Heritage Tours
Photo ©Sydney Jewish Museum
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Jamieson Valley, Blue Mountains • Photo ©David Iliff
Auckland Sky Tower
Melbourne's Eureka Tower |
Rotorua Museum
Historic Puffing Billy Train
Auckland War Memorial Museum |
St. Kilda Synagogue |
Prince Philip Island |
Sydney's Great Synagogue |
Photo ©Sydney's Great Synagogue |
Rimona Kedem Window |
Photo copyrights/licenses are as noted; photos without copyright notice are in the public domain
Click go read more about Jewish Australia & New Zealand History
Click to access Joy's extensive collection of Jewish Australia and New Zealand Resources
AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ...
SPRING 2010 ... Planning is underway for an Argentina Jewish Heritage Tour tentatively in April 2010 following Pesach. The itinerary and pricing are now being arranged and the tour will be announced as soon as possible. The travel will tentatively include Buenos Aires, a Jewish Colonies Tour of Entre Rios, Iguazu Falls, and more. If this tour is of interest to you, please e-mail me immediately at joyfulnoise@earthlink.net to be included in the mailing list for updates regarding the tour. I will serve as Scholar/Artist in Residence on this tour and would love for you to join me!
CHINA ... I continue to assist in the planning of private or group tours to China and am happy to help you create an itinerary for yourself, your family, or your group to travel when it is perfect for you. I do not have any planned visits to China myself at this time, but hope to return to see much more of the country with a small group visiting the northern and southern Silk Roads. Please e-mail me at joyfulnoise@earthlink.net if you have an interest in this kind of visit to China or if I may assist you in creating a personalized tour.
