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Join the 1981 Scandinavian
Jewish Experience
1982 SEMINARS AT SEA
on the
15 Memorable Days Visiting:
• HELSINKI • STOCKHOLM • OSLO
• FJORDS • COPENHAGEN
Choice Dates: • JUNE 21; • JULY 5*; • JULY 19;
• AUGUST 2; • AUGUST 16*; • AUGUST 30; • SEPT. 13
Your 15-Day Itinerary:
Day 9 (Monday) Fjord Cruise — After a plentiful Norwegian buffet
breakfast, we cruise on the Sogne Fjord, longest and deepeit in the
wide-bodied Finnair jet for your flight to Helsinki.
world. We may lunch aboard before disembarking for the spiraling drive
Day 2 (Monday) Welcome to Helsinki, a strikingly modern city. We
through narrow mountain passes and beside roaring waterfalls.
egin our tour of Scandinavia aboard our cruise ship for Stockholm
Day 10 (Tuesday) Oslo to Copenhagen Adventure Cruise — We return
Jell return to savor Helsinki). On board. a sumptious smorgasbord
to Oslo. bid farewell to Norway. the land of Fjords, mountains and the
—waits us. It is a connoisseur's delight. The overnight sail crossing under
midnight sun. That evening, we board our cruise ship for an overnight
-
the midnight sun is an adventure in glorious travel.
fresh-air trip train Oslo to Copenhagen. to Denmark which literally brims
Day 3 (Tuesday) Welcome to Stockholm, capital of Sweden. We estab-
with fascination.
lish ourselves at the deluxe Sheraton Hotel, commanding breathtaking
Day 11 (Wednesday) Arrive in Copenhagen. a wonderful and lively city.
views of the entire city — canal lakes and islands, medieval stone towers
and ,modern steel and glass skyscrapers. We are invited to a dinner for . A comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, with its many contrasts:
the royal Christiansborg Palace, the old Latin Quarter, Israel Square, the
which a special menu has been prepared.
canals of Nyhavn, the Little Mermaid statue. Our trip also includes these
Day 4 (Wednesday) Stockholm is a sophisticated and woridlike city. Out
points of Jewish interest: The Museum of the Resistance and the Royal
motorcoach tour of the city includes stopovers in the medieval Gamla
Library, with its Simonsen Collection — one of the largest collections of
Stan (Old Town) and the modern City Hall, one of the masterpieces of
Judaica in all of Europe. Whenever possible, Arne Melchior, the only
contemporary architecture. It is here that I. B. Singer received his Nobel
Jewish member of Parliament, will meet us and be our host at the
Prize; and a guided tour of the building is featured by a walk through the
Parliament.
Golden Hall. its walls covered tih 36 million pieces of gilded mosaic tiles.
A visit to the Great Synagogue at No. 12 Krystalgade, a short walk from
Part of our trip is a one-hour cruise along some of the city's many canals.
the Stroeget. The buildin's austere facade does not prepare us for the
We see some of the places of special Jewish interst — the Great
elegant gold-and-ivory interior. This noble house-of-worship bears tes-
Synagogue. declared a national treasure of Sweden: the smaller, Or-
timony to the well-being of our people in Denmark . . . Today. prosper-
thodox synagogue, Adas Jeshurun — a house of worship literally re-
ous citizens in a democratic society: only 35 years ago, survivors of Nazi
stored from Nazi vandalism and reassembled (Aron Hakodesh, benches.
persecution, protected and cared for by their fellow-Danes.
pulpit, prayer books) for relocation on its present site: the Jewish Center,
Though relatively small, this community's miraculous rescue from the
with the adjoining Hillel Day School, one of the best in all Sweden. We
Nazis — with scarcely a member lost—has given it an important place in
may have the opportunity to meet the American-born and trained dignit-
world Jewish hi
ary of the Great Synagogue. Chief Rabbi Narrowe who, in Sweden for the
past decade, has learned to give his sermons in impeccable Swedish. _ In the evening, we suggest a visit to Tivoli Gardens, in the heart of the city
— perhaps the best known and certainly the most beautiful amusement
That evening, we enjoy a highlight dinner with some of the Jews of
park in the world. Here we can enjoy floral displays, band concerts,
Stockholm — who recently celebrated the 200th anniversary of the
ballet. mime theater and the varied menus- of 22 different restaurants.
establishment of their community.
Day 5 (Thursday) Stockholm — On this day of leasure, we suggest walks - • Day 12 (Thursday) Copenhagen.— Much of the day is devoted to leisure
or shopping. However, a most popular optional excursion is a coun-
through fun-filled .Skansen Park: a trip to the ancient warship, Vasa:
tryside tour of Northern Sealand, including the Louisiana Art Museum,
shopping at NK or Ahlen's, Stockholm's mammouth department stores
Hamlet's Castle at Elsinore and Snekkersten Harbor, from which
for fine Swedish crystal, jewelry, pottery or toys. There is a pleasant
thousands of Danish Jews escaped by fishing boat to Sweden. There will
stroll through Gamla Stan, with its oak-beamed taverns, boutiques and
be time also, to visit the Stroeget, the famous pedestrian street in the
antique shops. In the evening, we suggest a dinner at Operakallaren, one
heart of old Copenhagen — where you can stroll or shop or just plain
of Stockholm's great restaurants — or the short boat ride to Drotnin-
people-watch.
gholm Place, the "Versailles of the North," with its opera performances
Day 13 (Friday) Copenhagen to Helsinki — We leave on an early
at the baroque Court Theater.
morning flight to Helsinki, the capital of Finland. This "White City of the
Day 6 (Friday) Stockholm-Oslo Our early departure beings us to Oslo. in
North," is noted for the dazzling modern architecture of Aalto and
plenty oi time before the Sabbath. Oslo's Viking Ships and striving
Saarinen, for its sidewalk cafes, its parks lining the harbor, its gracious
Viegeland sculptures, its art galleries. blossoming parks and the Old
boulevards. We arrive in plenty of time for sightseeing before the
Town await Air pleasure, too. Our sightseeing takes us to such land-
Sabbath.
marks as the Kon Tiki and Viking Ship Museums in Bygdoy - and the
A motorcoach and guide wait to escort us on a comprehensive tour of the
Resistance Museum in Akershus Castle. A full Sabbath dinner. optional,
most interesting parts of the city—the Parliament Building , the Olympic
is served as a special banquet room at the Scandinavian Hotel or
Stadium, the Tomb of Marshal Mannerheim (who refused to surrender a
prepared for us and served at the Jewish CommUnity Center. There are
single Finnish Jew to the Germans, with whom Finland was allied in
evening services at the synagogue and a Kiddush reception attended in
fighting the Russians). There will be time for that most Finnish of treats
our honor by leaders of the local community.
—a refreshing sauna — and for shopping for such Finnish specialties as
Day 7 (Saturday) Oslo — On this day of leisure. we can attend Sabbath
Lapland dolls, Marimekko dresses and Arabia dinnerware.
morning services and meet members of the Jewish community who were
That evening, the proud Jewish community fo Finland turns out to greet
hosts to Prime Minister Begin after he had received the Nobel Peace
us with a Kabbalat Shabbat. Services and an optional dinner.
Prize. A hearty optional Sabbath luncheon (Norwegian style) is set for us
, Day 14 (Saturday) Helsinki — The whole day is one of leisure. In the
at the Jewish Center. A most rewarding afternoon might be spent at the
morning, we can join the Helsinki Synagogue, with its
modern museum devoted to the works of Edvard Munch, Norway's
characteristically-Russian, onion-shaped dome. Here, we shall meet
brilliant Expressionist painter. A gustatory treat-with-a-view could be
some of the men and women of the Helsinki Jewish community who will
enjoyed that evening at the Holmenkollen Restaurant, high above Oslo's
impart to us their wonderful spirit of Judaism despite their isolation.
_ Olympic-class ski-jOmp.
Afterwards,
there is an optional Sabbath luncheon. At night, there is a
Day 8 (Sunday) Oslo and the Majestic Fjords —After a hearty breakfast,
farewell reception and a gala party.
we embark on one of the most breathtaking journeys imaginable — the
Day 15 (Sunday) Helsinki — U.S.A. — After a hearty breakfast, we
"Afjordable" Trip through Norway's majestic fjord country. Our motor-
transfer to the airport for our Finnair flight back to JFK Airport. Thus, we
coach takes us across the Solihogda Mountain Pass and along the shoreS
conclude this memorable adventure in the Lands of the North. We are
of Tyri Fjord. We continue through Hailing Valley, with its ancient
homeward bound ... with unforgettable memories, new-found friends,
cottages and deep pine forests to Gol, lunching en route. Then, in the
and a real understanding of Jewish Life in Scandinavia.
afternoon, we go on through Hemse Valley to Borgund, the site of the
12th Century Stave Church. We arrive at Balestrand, the village along the
lovely Sogne Fjord. We stay at the best hotels the Norwegian Fjords have
to offer. We stroll along the water's edge, seeing the fjord by daylight that
almost never fades
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