Foundation for Jewish Camp

The #MeToo movement goes to summer camp

Staff, counselors and campers need help building a healthy culture around gender, sex and power at Jewish summer camp, write two experts in the field.

By Deborah Meyer and Jeremy Fingerman May 10, 2018 11:33 am

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At summer day camps, ‘fun’ Hebrew immersion program catches on

In Kayitz Kef, the staff of mostly Israeli counselors speaks only Hebrew to campers six hours a day. English isn’t used unless there’s a safety concern.

March 2, 2018 12:36 pm

7 works of (mostly) serious fiction set at Jewish sleepaway camp

Philip Roth, Paul Auster and Herman Wouk all drew on their memories of Jewish camp.

February 13, 2018 2:04 pm

Yunger family

In this family, all four siblings found spouses at the same summer camp

By Gabe Friedman February 28, 2017 12:51 pm

Third round of Jewish specialty camps to launch with $10 million gift

April 14, 2016 5:11 pm

Foundation for Jewish Camp seeking ‘specialty camps’ proposals

September 24, 2015 4:50 pm

Foundation for Jewish Camp launching four pilot efforts

February 10, 2015 7:08 am

Jewish camps: From affordability to romance to special-needs job training

By JTA Staff January 16, 2015 2:24 pm

From litigating cases to lighting campfires

By Isaac Mamaysky January 16, 2015 1:44 pm

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