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The camp was founded in 1919 by the Central Jewish Institute, an independent Jewish community center in Manhattan, [3] as a two-week vacation home for needy Talmud Torah students. After its second summer, it was expanded into an educational residential camp under the leadership of the Institute's director, Dr. Albert P. Schoolman , a disciple ...
Rabbi Schneerson visited both of these camps in 1956 (before the camp season began), 1957 and 1960 (during the camp season). [4] Since the early 1990s, the Rebbe's visits have formed an important part of the oral history of Camp Gan Israel in Parksville (and the other camps in the network), and are frequently referred to in song and in print ...
The camp first opened in 1954 on the site of the former Camp Windsor; it has also been known as Camp B'nai B'rith (CBB) and B'nai B'rith Perlman Camp (BBPC). Before being acquired by B'nai B'rith January 1954, the 365-acre (1.48 km 2 ) campground with a 13-acre (53,000 m 2 ) lake was known as Camp Windsor.
Surprise Lake Camp is a non-profit sleepaway camp located on over 400 acres (1.6 km 2) in North Highlands, New York (approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City). It is the oldest Jewish summer camp in the United States.
Camp Ramah in Northern California (Bay Area near San Francisco), also known as Ramah NorCal or Ramah Galim, opened in 2016. Ramah NorCal is a specialty camp with three tracks, ocean exploration, performing arts, and adventure sports. Camp Ramah in Northern California also hosts a Tikvah program for campers with special needs. [19]
Camp Airy is a Jewish sleep away summer camp located in Thurmont, Maryland at the edge of the Catoctin Mountain Park. Boys between the ages of 7 and 17 attend for one to seven weeks, depending on their age and interest. Airy is a fully accredited member of the American Camp Association. Camp Airy is the brother camp to Camp Louise. [1]
Camp Louise is an all-girls, Jewish overnight summer camp in the Catoctin Mountains in Cascade, Maryland. It is the sister camp of Camp Airy for boys, which is located in Thurmont. Girls between the ages of 7 and 17 attend for one to seven weeks, depending on their age and interest. Louise is a member of the American Camp Association. [3]
The camp has been affiliated with the Milwaukee Jewish Community Center; previously it was called Camp Interlaken of the Pines for Boys and operated as a private camp since 1935. The camp welcomes transgender and gender-fluid campers and staff. [1] Jewish Living Magazine has ranked Camp Interlaken among the top Jewish summer camps in the ...