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Itinerary

Monday, May 07, 2007
Arrive in Washington DC
Panoramic Tour of the City
Visit the Air and Space Museum. Pause at the Columbia display to remember Col. Ilan Ramon, Israel's first astronaut, and son of Holocaust survivors.
Enjoy a walking tour of the memorials: the WWII Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam War Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial.
Opening sessions
A "getting to know you" party with Israeli Folk Dancing and a sing-along
Overnight: Washington DC

Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Start the day with a visit to the Natural History Museum
Continue to the Capitol Hill to meet with your Congressman and tour the Capitol Building (subject to confirmation)
Visit the pinnacle of American jurisprudence – the Supreme Court
Pause at the Jefferson Memorial for as program
Then to the Holocaust Museum
Spend a special session with guests from the Israeli Embassy and/or a briefing by AIPAC staff
Overnight: Washington DC

Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Start the day with a peek into the gloomy world of espionage as you visit the Spy Museum - with a Jewish/Israeli slant
Continue to Mt. Vernon – George Washington’s ancestral home
End the visit with a special memorial ceremony at the tomb of the Israeli Hero, Orde Wingate.
Later, a special showing of "Operation Jonathan" - How the Israelis rescued hostages being held in Africa
Group Games
Overnight: Washington DC

Thursday, May 10, 2007
Start the day at the FDR Memorial
Then to Arlington national Cemetery - Visit the Tomb on the Unknowns, the Kennedy Gravesite and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
Visit the National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
Onward to the Supreme Court for a program
Depart for home


* Program is subject to change