Frequently Asked Questions

We may be able to arrange Home Hospitality for young adults. Those who are interested should indicate this before 20 January 2012 by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

You may register for the conference by completing the Conference Registration Form, which should be returned to Deborah Grabiner, Administrator EUPJ, by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by post to The Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Road, London N3 2SY. You may also fax your registration to +44 (0) 208 349 5699.

The registration costs include the full programme, excluding travel, hotel accommodation, breakfast, post conference tour and travel insurance.

• € 255 per person if booked by 10 February 2012 (Early Bird)
• € 280 per person if booked after 10 February 2012

A limited number of student rabbis and young adults aged up to 30 years can apply for special fees. For details see Question 10 below.

We accept the following payment options:

To pay your registration fee:

Please go to https://www.paypal-marketing.co.uk/sendmoney/widget/index.htm.

This will open a secure website requesting the following details:

1. “To  (Email address or mobile phone number)” - Please enter This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
2. “From (Email address or mobile phone number)” - Please enter your email address as indicated on the registration form
3. “Amount” - Please enter the correct amount and choose “EUR – Euros” as the currency
4. Please select “Personal” then “other” (Please do not select “Purchase” since it will incur unnecessary charges)

Click the button “continue”.

***If you do not want to keep your PayPal account you can close it again immediately by following the instructions given in Question 9 below.

For payments from within European countries that operate within the EURO currency please refer to the instructions given in Question 18 below.

For payments within the Netherlands to the EUPJ Account please refer to the instructions given in Question 19 below.

If you do not want to keep your paypal account you can close it again immediately by following these simple steps:

1. Go to www.paypal.co.uk
2. Login using your email address and the password that you chose.
3. Complete additional security questions.
4. In the top menu bar, click on Profile -> My account
5. On the very right of the first line (Account type) click “close account”
6. Follow the on-screen instructions.

There will be interesting workshops and social activities for young adult delegates.

Student Rabbis and delegates who are under the age of 30, who are recommended to EUPJby their communities, may request a reduced registration fee of €100 per person (limitedavailability) by enclosing a letter of recommendation signed by the rabbi or chairman of their congregation. When you obtain a nomination from your local synagogue/organisation Young Adults who may wish to obtain further subsidies should do so from their local synagogue/sponsor directly.

Delegates are asked to make their own arrangements. Many airlines have several daily flights to Amsterdam Schiphol airport.

On arrival at Schiphol, you can take a short train ride to RAI train station (www.ns.nl/en ) which is just a short walk to the Novotel Hotel and Synagogue of the Progressive Jewish Congregation of Amsterdam where the conference, including registration will take place. For a walking route from the station, please click here.

Delegates arriving by train should connect with trains to RAI station.

Please click here for full details.

Visit the speakers’ page for further information about our keynote speakers.

On Sunday afternoon, Monday and Tuesday optional tours to Jewish and special Dutch sites of interest will be organized. Delegates who select the tour may extend their Novotel Hotel booking at the same rate (a limited number of rooms are available).  The cost of the complete tour (which does not include meals and hotel accommodation) will be €177 per person which can be paid at the desk of the tour operator, (www.easyrider-excursions.nl ) when registering for the conference in Amsterdam. It will be possible to book individual days. (Half Day Sunday at a cost of €39 pp; Monday at €79 pp including all entrance fees, guide and boat ride; or Tuesday at €59 pp excluding entrance fees to museums in The Hague).

Please indicate your interest on the registration form by marking X in the box for Post Conference Tours.

The Post Conference Tour consists of:

• Sunday 18^th March 2012

The Fishermen’s Villages, Monnikendam, Edam and Volendam, with a visit to a cheese farm and the hidden corners of Dutch Jewish History.

• Monday 19^th March 2012

Westerbork, the Nazi Detention Centre with a guided tour of the camp grounds (movie and guide in English).
After lunch to Giethoorn, Venice of the North, for tour and boat ride through the canals of this picturesque village.

• Tuesday 20^th March 2012

The tour brings you to Delft, the Delft Pottery Factory and walking tour of the town. After lunch to The Hague with a visit to the Liberal Synagogue of The Hague, the courtyard of the House of Parliament and International Court.

 Yes,

• delegates are responsible for arranging their own travel arrangements and insurance
• Applying for their hotel accommodation using the hotel’s booking form
• Meals are vegetariam or fish.

You have checked the website www.eupj.org and www.generations2012.eu and couldn't find the answer?

Then email Deborah Grabiner, Administrator at EUPJ, on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Yes. The hotel and synagogue are accessible to individuals with mobility restrictions. Please email us at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let us know how we can assist you. A shuttle service will also be available between the hotel and synagogue during the conference.

For payments from within the EURO Zone, please make a direct bank transfer to the EUPJ sub-account of the Nederlands Verbond Voor Progressief Jodendom (NVVPJ). Bank: ABN Ambro Amsterdam Account Name: NVVPJ IBAN: NL93ABNA0592855708 BIC/SWIFT: ABNANL2A

Please make a direct transfer payment to Bank: ABN Ambro Amsterdam Account Name: NVVPJ Account Number: 592855708.