The European Diaspora experience was complex, colorful, diverse, paradoxical, puzzling, unsettled, often painful and ultimately fatal. Especially in Eastern Europe, Jewish communities oscillated between the highest peaks to the lowest nadir, never losing faith. The Inquisition, and later the Holocaust destroyed most of the Diaspora. But, there was and is much more than the Inquisition and the concentration camps. Affinity Excursions acquaints you with the three-dimensional Jewish world before, during and after these catastrophic events.

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Czech Republic

Jews first settled in Prague in the 10th Century and by the start of WWII, numbered more than 100,000, of which more than 90 percent were killed or emigrated. Today the Jewish community of the City of Spires, with
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Poland

One thousand years of Jewish life in Poland nearly came to an end when the Nazis wiped out 90 percent of the 3-million-strong Jewish community. Affinity Excursions expert guides and scholars will introduce you to the rich cultural history,
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Germany

Walk through history as you discover famous former East Berlin - the East Side Gallery, Check point Charlie, Potsdamer Platz.
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The Baltics

The Baltics - Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia.  Draw inspiration from these ancient centers of Jewish learning

Spain

Explore Jewish heritage in vibrant modern Spain.