CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center offering scholarships for its summer 2022 trip to Poland

CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center exists to empower the world with hope, healing, respect, and responsibility. Through education, we shine a light on the story of the Holocaust, Eva Mozes Kor, and other survivors. Join us as we travel to Poland to experience Eva’s extraordinary journey through her audio tour, but also learn the history of authentic sites with professional guides. Become a witness to the healing power of forgiveness in order to be the change that the world needs.

Through a generous gift from the Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation, CANDLES is offering three $3,000 scholarships for students and three $2,000 scholarships for teachers. The application is available on our website, but the deadline is February 25th at 4:00 pm ET, so don’t delay!

Preliminary Itinerary (Subject to change):

Saturday, June 18: Depart USA from Chicago

Sunday, June 19: Arrive in Krakow, get situated at hotel

Monday, June 20: Jewish Quarter tour, Plaszow Concentration Camp tour, and Krakow City Tour

Tuesday, June 21: Tour Auschwitz I with guides

Wednesday, June 22: Tour Auschwitz-Birkenau with guides

Thursday, June 23: Audio tour at Auschwitz I and Birkenau

Friday, June 24: Final audio tour at Auschwitz-Birkenau with memorial ceremony, Wieliczka Salt Mine tour

Saturday, June 25: Free day (Suggestions available)

Sunday, June 26: Return to USA

In addition to admission to all of these exhibits:

• Economy class flight from Chicago to Krakow (“complete” trip package only)
• Tour bus transportation from Terre Haute, IN to Chicago, IL
• Tour bus transportation in Krakow
• All meals are included except for two lunches and two dinners on your own
• 4-star hotel accommodations
• Daily professional guide services
• A Journey through Auschwitz, Audio Tour

The audio tour, A Journey through Auschwitz, is a three-part tour of the concentration camps, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau. The audio tour totals over three hours of information. The journey follows Eva Mozes Kor’s life within the concentration camps using her own voice to tell the listener about her arrival and entry into the camp, her first-hand experiences, and liberation in vivid detail. Eva then shares her story of forgiveness.

For further information and to register for the trip, please visit the “Auschwitz Trip” section of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center website under the “Trips” tab or follow the link provided here: https://candlesholocaustmuseum.org/trips/

Important Dates:

February 25th 4:00pm ET: Scholarship deadline

March 2: Notify scholarship winners

March 7: Accept or decline scholarship

March 15: Final payment due

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or call 812.234.7881.