Our 275th Anniversary celebration was a huge success!  Additional items will still be posted to the website.

America's first and the world's largest education travel organization for adults 55 and over, this not-for-profit organization is dedicated to providing exceptional learning opportunities at a remarkable value. 

This coming winter brings several exciting sessions, which will be held in November and December of 2008 as well as January and February of 2009.  

Registration will not open for these sessions until June 17, 2008.  Sorry, no early birds!  We encourage you to read the below session outlines.   

Questions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact us.

A Southern Jewish Experience in Savannah & Charleston:

History, Holidays, Musical Theater

Featured:  November 9-14, 2008 & January 18-23, 2009

Program # 14544AU

        Explore Savannah and Charleston along with the two oldest Jewish Congregations in the South. Follow the intriguing odyssey of crypto-Jews from Spain and Portugal through England to Savannah, tracing Congregation Mickve Israel’s history from its founding in 1733 to modern times including field trips to local historic sites; visit Charleston and its extraordinary synagogue and city, where the seekers of civil and religious liberty founded Beth Elohim, the birthplace of Reform Judaism.

        Learn things you never knew about Jewish seasonal holidays.  Explore the myths, real stories, modern customs and celebrations.

Then take an orchestra seat to encounter, through video and lecture, the works and influence of the Jewish composers/lyricist teams who changed the course of American musical theater.

The American Jewish Experience: 

Savannah, Charleston, and on the Frontier

Featured:  February 8-13, 2009

Program # 16890AU

        Explore Savannah and Charleston and the two oldest Jewish congregations in the south.  Follow the intriguing odyssey of crypto-Jews from Spain and Portugal through England to Savannah, tracing Congregation Mickve Israel's history to its founding in 1733 to modern times.  Visit Charleston and its extraordinary synagogue and city, where the seekers of civil and religious liberty founded Beth Elohim in 1749, the birthplace of American Reform Judaism.  Explore the experience of Jews of the south during the era of slavery and the Civil War and the multi-faceted life of historic Magnolia Plantation.

        Round out your appreciation of the richness of the American Jewish experience by exploring the lives of the immigrant peddlers, entrepreneurs, homesteaders and gold miners who settled the frontier.

A Southern Jewish Experience in Savannah & Charleston:

History, Humor, and the Hollywood Musical

Featured:  December 7-12, 2008 & February 22-27, 2009

Program # 15579AU

        Delve into the Southern Jewish experience in historic Savannah and Charleston - home of the two oldest Jewish Congregations in the South. Follow the intriguing odyssey of crypto-Jews from Spain and Portugal through England to Savannah, tracing Congregation Mickve Israel’s history from its founding in 1733 to modern times.  In Charleston, explore the city and its extraordinary synagogue and city, where the seekers of civil and religious liberty founded Beth Elohim, the birthplace of Reform Judaism.

        Prepare to laugh as you investigate the importance of humor in Jewish life, tracing the Judaic/comic connection from Abraham through Seinfeld. 

        Explore the evolution of the film musical through the contributions of Jewish song writers, composers, and artists, including the works of the great Arthur Freed who made the MGM musicals a world phenomenon.