Stanford Family AdventuresS T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y

Israel Family SeminarDECEMBER 22, 2020, TO

JANUARY 3 , 2021

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Stanford Family AdventuresS T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y

HighlightsJ O I N an archaeological dig at the Beit Guvrin caves, and take in the stunning scenery of the many varied landscapes— from verdant oases to expansive deserts.

H I K E to Herod’s mountain palace of Masada and float weightlessly in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea.

M E E T with local scholars, settlers, soldiers and journalists to gain insight into the region’s geopolitics and to better understand and appreciate Israel’s complex society.

About Family SeminarsFamily Seminars are designed specifically for families traveling with adult children who have graduated from high school; these trips offer a unique balance of touring, family time, educational opportunities and access to Stanford faculty and scholars. Unlike our Family Adventures which feature a Young Explorer program for children, Family Sem-inars invite young adults to participate in lectures and other educational enrichment opportunities alongside their parents and grandparents. Families explore together, and young adults experience the camaraderie of traveling with their peers. Travelers of all generations gain a greater understanding of, and far deeper appreciation for, this land and its people.

CALL US: (650) 725-1093EMAIL US: family-adventures@alumni.stanford.eduVISIT US ONLINE: alu.ms/gofamily

For families

with children

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“Professor Crenshaw

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current world affairs.”

Connie Clark-Redmond, MS ’80

Stanford Traveler, 2019

Faculty LeaderMartha Crenshaw is a senior fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Her primary areas of interest are interna-tional conflict and political violence. Since 2005, Dr. Crenshaw has been a lead in-vestigator with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism under the aegis of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and has lectured for the U.S. Department of State. On this trip, she will lecture on conflict in the Middle East and how the region’s tumultuous history has informed current events. Discussion topics will include the Iranian Revolution, civil wars in Syria and Yemen, and the Sunni-Shia divide. In addition, Dr. Crenshaw will lecture on the evolution of the Palestinian nationalist movement, and American policy toward the Middle East.

GOLANHEIGHTS

JORDAN

EGYPT

Caesarea

Tel Aviv

Ramallah

Rawabi

Sea ofGalilee

Dead Sea

Hula Valley

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ItineraryD E C E M B E R 2 2 & 2 3

U.S. / Tel Aviv, Israel / JerusalemDepart the U.S. on overnight flights and upon arrival transfer to our hotel in Jerusalem. ORIENT

JERUSALEM

D E C E M B E R 2 4

Jerusalem—The Old CityVenture into the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, viewing some of the sites excavated over the past 30 years. They include the City of David, the very core of ancient Jerusalem, and the Cardo, Jerusalem’s main street during the 6th century. Observe the faithful praying at the Western Wall, and wind through the Western Wall Tunnel, which runs along the length of the Temple Mount. Gather this evening for a welcome reception and dinner. ORIENT JERUSALEM (B,L,D)

D E C E M B E R 2 5

Jerusalem / Gush EtzionThis morning meet with an Arab-Israeli journalist to hear about current developments around Jerusalem, including the security barrier, or separation fence. Drive to Gush Etzion, the block of West Bank settlements originally established in the 1920s, and engage in a dialogue with a settler. Experience the atmosphere as Jerusalemites prepare for Shabbat, then join a local family for a traditional Shabbat dinner. ORIENT JERUSALEM (B,L,D)

D E C E M B E R 2 6

Jerusalem / Masada / Dead SeaTravel through the Judaean Desert to Masada past Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. The mountain palace belonged to Herod and was the site of the Jewish Zealots’ last stand against the Roman legionnaires. Next float in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea. Time permitting, take a short hike through Nahal David to a freshwater spring and waterfall in the oasis of Ein Gedi Nature Reserve. ORIENT

JERUSALEM (B,L)

D E C E M B E R 2 7

Jerusalem / Ramallah / RawabiAdmire the Temple Mount, or Noble Sanctuary, arguably the most hotly contested piece of real estate in the world. Site of the First and Second Temples, this platform is home to Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, Islam’s third-holiest site. Visit the Hand in Hand bilingual school, dedicated to bringing together Jewish and Arab children. Accompanied by a Palestinian reporter, head to the West Bank city of Ramallah to meet with key Palestinian figures, then on to Rawabi, a new Palestinian town. ORIENT JERUSALEM (B,L,D)

D E C E M B E R 2 8

Jerusalem—The New City / Beit GuvrinListen to a guest lecture by a Holocaust scholar, then behold Yad Vashem, Israel’s national memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. In the afternoon, sample local delicacies at Machane Yehuda market. Later take part in an archaeological dig at Beit Guvrin—Maresha National Park, a World Heritage site. Uncover pottery from the Hellenistic period, and go on an optional spelunking tour through an unexcavated cave system. ORIENT JERUSALEM (B,L)

D E C E M B E R 2 9

Jerusalem / Sea of Galilee / Hula ValleyAfter a guest lecture by a local political science professor, pass through the Jordan Rift Valley and stop at the Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, and learn about the BioBee fields where environmentally friendly methods of protecting crops are devel-oped. At the Sea of Galilee, visit Tabgha, where Jesus is said to have performed his miracle of multiplying the loaves and fishes. Discover Capernaum, which ostensibly served as a base for Jesus during his Galilean Ministry, and enjoy a spectacular view from the Mount of Beati-tudes, believed to be the site of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. Check in to our hotel, located on the grounds of a kibbutz in the Hula Valley, an agricultural region of the Upper Galilee that is a stopover for an estimated 500 million migrating birds each year. HAGOSHRIM HOTEL (B,L,D)

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Hula Valley / Golan Heights / TzfatTravel into the Golan Heights to visit former Israeli and Syrian fortifications and to the top of Mount Bental for a view of Quneitra, the largely destroyed and abandoned Syrian garrison town that now lies in the United Na-tions demilitarized zone. Venture to Tzfat, a centuries-old center of Kabbalah, to admire its 16th-century synagogues and contemporary artists’ colony. HAGOSHRIM HOTEL (B,L,D)

D E C E M B E R 3 1

Hula Valley / Akko / Caesarea / Tel AvivStop at the subterranean Crusader Halls in the Old City of Akko (or Acre), then attend a private cooking workshop in the home of an Arab-Israeli family. Drive along the coast to Caesarea Maritima, an ancient port city built by Herod the Great. Caesarea was home to one of the most impressive architectural feats of the ancient world: an artificial harbor constructed in the open sea. Continue to Tel Aviv, the first Hebrew city of modern times. ROYAL BEACH TEL AVIV (B,L,D)

Create a Custom Family AdventureRegular program dates not doable for you? Interested in traveling with your own group or wanting to celebrate a special occasion?

Private Editions allows you to create a one-of-a-kind vacation using Travel/Study’s 50 years of travel expertise and with the added enrichment of Stanford faculty and scholars. Start with one of our tried-and-true itineraries or let our team help you plan your dream trip…anywhere in the world.

For more information: VISIT alu.ms/goyourway CALL (650) 723-7861EMAIL privateeditions@stanford.edu

S I G N U P O N L I N E : alu.ms/israelO R B Y P H O N E : (650) 725-1093

J A N U A R Y 1

Tel AvivMeet with retired Colonel Miri Eisin, former deputy head of the combat intelligence corps and adviser to the prime minister on foreign media, then tour the Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel studies–established to promote tolerance across all sectors of Israeli society. Later walk through the crafts fair at Nahalat Binyamin pedestrian mall, and hop on a bike for an optional ride from the Yarkon River to the Tel Aviv Promenade. ROYAL BEACH TEL AVIV (B)

J A N U A R Y 2

Tel Aviv / JaffaVisit Jaffa Port where, according to tradition, Jonah emerged from the whale and Saint Peter raised Tabitha. Discover the urban culture of the city during a tour of Tel Aviv’s graffiti and street art. This after-noon experience Tel Aviv independently before gathering for a farewell reception and dinner. ROYAL BEACH TEL AVIV (B,D)

J A N U A R Y 3

Tel Aviv / U.S.Check out of our hotel, and transfer to the airport for flights home. (B)

Terms & ConditionsDeposits, Payments, Cancellations & RefundsA $1,000-per-person deposit is required to reserve space for this program. Sign up online at alu.ms/israel or call Travel/Study at (650) 725-1093. Final payment is due 120 days prior to departure. Deposits and any payments are refundable, less a $500-per-person cancellation fee, until 120 days prior to departure. After that date, refunds can be made only if the program is sold out and your place(s) can be resold, in which case a $1,000-per-person cancellation fee will apply. As a condition of participation, all confirmed participants are required to sign a Release of Liability.

InsuranceStanford Travel/Study provides all travelers who are U.S. or Canadian citizens with minimal medical, accident and evacuation coverage under our group-travel insurance pol-icy. Our group policy is intended to provide minimal levels of protection while you are traveling on this program. You may choose to subscribe to optional trip-cancellation and baggage insurance. Information offering such insurance will be provided to travelers with their welcome materials. The product offered includes special benefits if you purchase your policy within 14 days of written confirmation of your participation on the trip.

EligibilityWe encourage membership in the Stanford Alumni Association as the program cost for nonmembers is $300 more than the members’ price. A person traveling as a paid guest of a current member will not be charged the nonmember fee. For more information or to purchase a membership, visit alumni.stanford.edu/goto/membership or call (650) 725-0692.

ResponsibilityThe Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford University and our operators act only as agents for the passenger with respect to transportation and ship arrangements and exercise every care possible in doing so. However, we can assume no liability for injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity in connection with the service of any automobile, motor coach, launch or any other convey-ance used in carrying out this program or for the acts or defaults of any company or person engaged in conveying the passenger or in carrying out the arrangements of the program. We cannot accept any responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, quarantine, force majeure or other causes beyond our control. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passen-ger as tour rates provide arrangements only for the time stated. We reserve the right to make such alterations to this published itinerary as may be deemed necessary. We reserve the right to cancel any program prior to departure in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. We also reserve the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of the program. No refund will be made for an unused portion of any tour unless arrangements are made in sufficient time to avoid penalties. Baggage is carried at the owner’s risk en-tirely. The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not on board their plane or conveyance. Neither the Stanford Alumni Association, nor Stanford University, nor our operators accept liability for any carrier’s cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable ticket in connection with the tour. Program prices are based on rates in effect in November 2019 and are subject to change without notice to reflect fluctuations in exchange rates, tariffs or fuel charges.

Trip InformationDatesDecember 22, 2020, to January 3, 2021 (13 days) Size37 participantsCost*$9,395 per person, double occupancy$11,895** per person, single occupancy*Stanford Alumni Association nonmembers add $300 per person**Single accommodations limited—please call for availability.

Included11 nights of deluxe hotel accommodations 11 break-fasts, 8 lunches and 7 dinners Welcome and farewell receptions Gratuities to guides and drivers for all group activities All tours and excursions as described in the itinerary Transfers and baggage handling on program arrival and departure days Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance Educational program with lecture series and predeparture materials, including a recommended reading list, a selected book, a map and travel information Services of our professional tour manager to assist you throughout the programNot IncludedInternational and U.S. domestic airfare Passport and visa fees Immunization costs Meals and beverages other than those specified as included Independent and private transfers Trip-cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance Excess-baggage charges Personal items such as internet access, telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for nongroup servicesAir ArrangementsYou are responsible for booking and purchasing airfare to the start location and from the end location of the program. These air purchases are NOT included in the program cost. To assist you in making these independent arrangements, we will send you information with your confirmation materials on when to arrive and depart.What to ExpectWe consider this program to be moderately strenuous and at times physically demanding and busy. We will have a very full schedule of excursions, lectures and special events, with very little downtime, and most days will require early-morning starts. Some excursions involve short walks, and others involve hikes that range from one to three miles over hilly terrain. Tours last as long as four hours at a time. Much of the walking takes place at ancient sites, where paths can be rocky and uneven, and you may be required to walk through tunnels, caves or dimly lit spaces, as well as on city streets, which can be uneven, cobblestone and slippery. In some instances, such as museums, guided tours require standing in one place for as long as 50 minutes at a time and climbing up and down several flights of stairs that may not have handrails. Many sites and buildings do not have elevators and also do not allow buses to pull up in front, thus requiring a walk of several minutes, sometimes uphill, to reach the entrance. Our journey at times requires several hours of travel by motor coach, the longest drives being about five hours (with stops). Participants must be physi-cally fit, in good health and able to keep up with an active group of travelers. We welcome families with at least one child 18 years of age or older. Siblings 15 years of age and older are also welcome.

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