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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.
Brant Lake Camp was founded in 1916 and incorporated on March 24, 1917, by Robert B. Gerstenzang, Joseph E. Eberly, and Jack F. Malloy. [6] [7] [8] The three men were physical education teachers and had been camp counselors at Camp Paradox, and they had wanted to create their own summer camp. [8]
The camp is situated in the western Catskill Mountains near the convergence of that region and New York’s Southern Tier. The Delaware River (and thus, the New York-Pennsylvania border) is about 6 miles south and west of French Woods. The camp’s name is derived from the hamlet of French Woods where it resides.
Jewish summer camps in New York (state) (19 P) Pages in category "Summer camps in New York (state)" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
A summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months ... New York; Camp Rising Sun, New York and Denmark; Camp Rockmont ...
Deer in the early morning at Camp Tel Yehudah. Camp Tel Yehudah is the official national teen leadership camp of Young Judaea, a Zionist youth movement in North America.It is located in Barryville, New York, and provides immersive, summer experiences for Jewish teenagers from ages 13–17 (going into high school up until college).
After his daughter's death in 1982, Mervis, with the help of friends and organizations in his hometown of Rochester, New York, continued to provide summer camp sessions for other children with the disease. As the program grew, Camp Good Days and Special Times was formed. At first, week-long camp experiences were held at private camps.
At times through their history the camps have alternately been named Raquette Lake Girls Club, Raquette Lake Boys Club, but have always been private, tuition-based summer camps. Campers in the 1950s and 1960s travelled overnight by train in sleeping cars from Grand Central Station in New York City to the Thendara station, then transferred to ...