CIVIL RIGHTS MISSION
January 11 – 14, 2020
DETAILS
Join us for three days as we experience the historic struggle that helped shape our nation. Walk together in American history with the Philadelphia Civil Rights Mission to Atlanta, Georgia and Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, Alabama. Co-sponsored by the JCRC, ADL, AJC, and Kaiserman JCC.
CO-CHAIRS
Rachelle and Ron Kaiserman
Ed Blumenthal
David Smith
HIGHLIGHTS
- Experience Sunday service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
- Hear the story of Leo Frank, who was falsely convicted of murder and lynched in 1915
- Meet and walk with a participant in the infamous 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge
- Dine with with local Birmingham Federation, Jewish Community Relations Council, Anti-Defamation League and American Jewish Committee representatives
- See the AIDS quilt that commemorates the fight for rights of the 1980’s gay community
- Visit The National Memorial for Peace & Justice, the first national memorial for victims of lynching
COST
$1,500 per person
$300 single supplement
ACCOMMODATIONS
Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway
Renaissance Downtown Montgomery Hotel
Hilton Birmingham at University of Alabama
FLIGHT ARRANGEMENTS
Each person is responsible for making their own flight arrangements. Please contact Luis Sole at FROSCH Travel at luis.sole@frosch.com or 212.784.0274.
INCLUDED
- Coach Deluxe Bus and Driver
- Tour Guide
- All meals
- All gratuities
- Hotel accommodations
- Program and admission fees
- Bus to Atlanta International Airport
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information contact missions@jewishphilly.org or call 215.832.0629.