AJC ACCESS

June 6 - June 16, 2013

AJC and Allianz SE, one of Germany’s leading financial services companies, in cooperation with Germany Close-Up, have embarked on a 5-year groundbreaking cooperation to bring young American Jewish professionals on an annual study trip to Germany along with German peers working at Allianz.

Together, this unique group will explore German-Jewish history, including corporate history during World War II, and will meet with top-level government representatives, business leaders, scholars, and leaders of Germany’s Jewish community.

We anticipate that this trip will inspire, as it has in past years, an important conversation between the American-Jewish and German participants about the political and personal legacy of the Holocaust.

Join us for this unique week-plus Shabbat experience which will focus on the German past and present and challenges and opportunities in the German-Jewish relationship today and in the future. Participants will be encouraged to become active in the ongoing German-Jewish relationship.

Cost: $600 (includes international travel, hotel, and most meals on the ground in Germany).

Eligibility: Must be between 25 and 40-years-old.

To get the application form, please click on the button to the right.

Deadline: March 7, 2013

For any questions on the trip do not hesitate to contact Sara Aeder.

Before You Go

Become articulate and informed:

• Participate in two webinar training sessions

• Receive an in-depth briefing packet with background articles and materials

• Join an online group to share information and thoughts with other participants and trip leaders

While In Germany

Serve as an AJC ambassador:

• Experience modern Germany

• Meet with leading German politicians, parliamentarians and staff

• Join discussions with Israeli and US diplomats

• Interact with Germany’s Jewish community

• Engage with Allianz colleagues; make contacts in the German business sector

• Explore one of the most dynamic cities in Europe

Returning Home

Engage your community:

• Present your experiences locally

• Submit pieces to local papers and write online

• Participate in future AJC-international engagement work with German journalists, military officers and diplomats

• Join a prestigious alumni network