Jewish Bukovyna and Podillia

Arriving to Boryspil (KBP) or Zhuliany (IEV) airport, meet/greet at the airport, transfer and check-in at hotel, freshen up.
After Kosher lunch Kyiv Jewish Heritage tour: Visit to Podil, the oldest Jewish district of Kyiv, Synagogue of the Kyiv Judaic Religous Community, former houses of worship and Talmud-Torah (2 h). Visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Babyn Yar (2 h).
Transfer to the Railway Station for trip to Chernivtsi (train #117, departure on 18:43). Dinner box. Overnight in train.

Arrival to Chernivtsi (08:18), transfer to the hotel. Freshen-up.
Chernivtsi Jewish Heritage tour: Jewish House on Theater Square; The building of the old synagogue and the hospital in Barbusse Street; Orphanages, senior citizens’ houses and asylums for poor Jews, Family and home synagogues, pray-houses, houses of Jewish communities and the educational center Toynbikhalle in Turetska Street, Commemorative token in memory of Jews, prisoners of Chernivtsi ghetto of 1941 in the Square of Turkish Well; Modern Jewish school # 41 and Charity Fund ”Khesed Shushana”; Jewish cemetery on Zelena Street
Lucnh at the Central Syanagogue. Visit to Sadgora, former residence of Rabbi Avraam Yakov Friedman, founder of Ruzhyn and Sadgora Hassids dynasty. You will visit a former Palace of Rabbi Friedman, former Main Syanagogue and streets with Jewish houses of XIX-XX c.c.
Return to Chernivtsi, dinner at the Synagogue, overnight in Chernivtsi

Breakfast at hotel. Trip to Vyzhnytsia, former center of Vyzhnytsia Hassids dynasty (100% population was Jewish till 1940’s). You will see former Main synagogue, Youth synagogue, Mikvah, Jewish houses on Romana Shukhevycha street, Rabbi’s Temple (former Palace of Vyzhnytsia Hassidic dynasty).
Lunch-box en route to Khotyn, one more Jewish small town in Bukovyna, former residence of Tzaddik Rabbi Mordechai Israel Twersky (since 1925) and center of Karaites. Visit Jewish cemetery and former synagogue.
Return to Chernivtsi, dinner at the Synagogue, overnight in Chernivtsi

Breakfast at hotel. Check-out. Trip to Kamianets-Podilskyi, one of the most beautiful Ukrainian cities and important center of Jewish life of Podillya. You will see the Old Town and Kamianetska Fortress, Big Artisan Synagogue, Old Jewish cemetery, New Jewish cemetery, Munitions depot mass grave. Lunch-box in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Return to Chernivtsi. Dinner at the Syanagogue. Transfer to the Railway Station for trip to Kyiv (train #118, departure on 18:18). Overnight in train.

Arrival to Kyiv (08:03), transfer to the synagogue for a breakfast.
Kyiv Jewish Heritage tour (continue) with a Kosher lunch: Visit to the Karaite kenassa (now the House of Actors), Sholom Alikhem’s Museum, Monument to Sholom Aleikhem, Brodsky Synagogue (3 h). Lunch. Visit to the aristocratic district Lypky to see Jewish houses of sugar king Liberman, patrons Poliakov and Brodsky, builder Ginzburg (1 h).
Check-in at hotel. Free time. Transfer to the synagogue and preparing for Shabbat. Dinner at the synagogue. Kabbalat Shabbat. Return to hotel by feet, overnight in Kyiv

Shabbat activities at the Kyiv synagogue. Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the synagogue. Havdalah. Transfer to hotel, overnight in Kyiv

Breakfast at hotel. Tour to Uman’ (09:00) to visit a Rabbi Nachman’s tomb, praying and to put a note asking for the Holy Tzadik. Lunch. Visit to Sofiyvka Park, the pearl of Ukrainian park architecture.
Transfer to Kyiv. Dinner at synagogue, overnight in Kyiv

Arrive to Kyiv (06:40).
Kyiv City tour with breakfast: Khreschatyk, Volodymyrska str., Golden Gate, St. Sophia Catheral, St. Mykhaylo Cathedral, Andrew’s Descent, Parliament, Mariinsky Park
Transfer to the Boryspil Intl. Airport (KBP) or Zhuliany Intl. Airport (IEV). Departure