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Illustrative: Two boys kayaking down a river at summer camp (Yobro10; iStock by Getty Images)
June 14, 2026, 12:48 pm
With season set to begin, major US Jewish summer camp operator files for bankruptcy
Overnight and day camps owned by Simad Holdings say programs to proceed as scheduled
By Zev Stub
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From the WebMay 29, 2026, 5:43 am
Give $25 today and provide an at-risk child a summer of healing and joy
The Jaffa Institute in Israel has launched an urgent campaign to provide a safe haven for hundreds of traumatized youth this summer in Tel-Aviv Jaffa.
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From the WebMay 28, 2026, 3:48 pm
Give at-risk Israeli children a summer of safety and joy for only $25 a day
The Jaffa Institute launches an urgent campaign to provide a safe haven for hundreds of traumatized youth this summer.
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May 26, 2026, 11:16 am
Give an at-risk child a summer of safety and joy for only $25 a day
The Jaffa Institute launches an urgent campaign to provide a safe haven for hundreds of traumatized youth this summer
By Aviva Barazani
Prof. Aaron Kreuter, author of 'Lake Burntshore.' (Courtesy)
September 6, 2025, 12:51 pm
Sex, drugs and anti-Zionism fuel this new woke novel about a Jewish summer camp experience
In ‘Lake Burntshore,’ far-left Jewish-Canadian author Aaron Kreuter explores the increasing Israel dissonance felt by North American Jewish youth, even in the most utopian of settings
By Rich Tenorio
A search and rescue team looks for people along the Guadalupe River near a damaged building at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 7, 2025, following severe flash flooding that occurred during the July 4 holiday weekend. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
July 8, 2025, 9:04 pm
US Jewish camps express grief, condolences after flooding disaster at Camp Mystic in Texas
Calling camp a ‘sacred space,’ Jews grieve in solidarity with those affected by the floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 100, including dozens of children and counselors
By Grace Gilson
On the last Friday of the season at Camp Ramah Nyack in 2019, anyone spending the next year in Israel is called up and invited to dance with the Israeli staffers in a Zionist celebration. (Courtesy of Ramah Nyack via JTA)
June 18, 2025, 1:56 am
Their counselors stuck in Israel, US Jewish camps are putting out ‘Help Wanted’ signs
War with Iran has put the freeze on all travel to and from the Jewish state, leaving hundreds of Israeli would-be staffers stranded at home and many more Americans unable to visit
By Grace Gilson
Campers at Surprise Lake Camp in North Highlands, upstate New York, in a 2016 promotional video (Screen capture: Youtube/Surprise Lake Camp; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 4, 2024, 2:50 am
Jewish summer camps have evolved for a century — but 2024 is a summer like no other
Camps mix Jewish identity and values with pure summer fun, but have seen their task complicated by Oct. 7 and its aftermath
By Jonathan Krasner
American Jewish camp directors at a Jewish Agency for Israel seminar. (Courtesy/ via JTA)
April 25, 2024, 5:06 pm
How US Jewish summer camps are preparing to welcome Israeli staff — many fresh from war
An estimated 1,500 emissaries will arrive at the idyllic summertime enclaves after over 6 months of wartime trauma, as plans are made for addressing tough topics with campers
By jacob gurvis
Illustrative: campers play basketball in a 2019 promotional video for Camp Twelve Trails. (Screen capture: Youtube/Camp Twelve Trails, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 30, 2024, 12:29 pm
NYC families urge Jewish summer camp to reconsider ‘Israel day’ amid Gaza war
Open letter to Camp Twelve Trails underlines widening rift between Zionist, anti-Zionist US Jews; parents ‘don’t have much reason for hope’ kids will get view of Israel with ‘nuance’
By jacob gurvis
Rabbi Krawatsky (R) faces allegations for child sexual abuse at Camp Shoresh. He continues to work with children. (Camp Shoresh Pinterest/Youtube)
February 27, 2024, 3:04 pm
Baltimore rabbi found liable for sexually abusing 2 boys at summer camp
Maryland state court awards damages of $8,001 to two of three accusers in countersuit to defamation claim by Rabbi Shmuel Krawatsky, who was never criminally charged
By Ron Kampeas
From left to right: Gili Adar, Yuval Halivni, Reem Betito and Laor Abromov. (Camp Tel Yehudah Facebook via JTA)
October 25, 2023, 12:39 am
‘They were family’: US Jewish summer camps mourn Israeli alumni killed in Hamas war
American campers and staff for whom connection to Israel has long been a paramount value are receiving devastating news of colleagues and friends murdered in the Oct. 7 massacre
By jacob gurvis
Yishai Mogilner, 19, worked as one of the Israeli staff members at Camp Ramah in the Poconos for the 2023 season (Courtesy Ella Goldberg)
September 1, 2023, 9:29 am
What Matters Now to counselor Yishai Mogilner: Being an Israeli at a US summer camp
Picking up from last summer’s podcast with two Israeli counselors at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, first-time staffer Yishai Mogilner talks about returning to his family’s camp
By Jessica Steinberg
Sababa Beachaway director Danny Mishkin, standing in center, begins the morning by leading a moment of meditation. (Jacob Gurvis/ JTA)
August 30, 2023, 7:47 pm
At this Jewish surf camp in Virginia, the beach is a sanctuary
Sababa Beachaway focuses on surfing, sailing, scuba diving and ocean education through a Jewish lens with a curriculum that includes Judaic programming and prayer
By jacob gurvis
Leonard Fournette visits Camp Simcha in Glen Sprey, New York, August 13, 2023. (Courtesy of Camp Simcha)
August 18, 2023, 9:00 pm
Super Bowl champ Leonard Fournette visits Jewish summer camp for children with cancer
Running back emerges from under fake tiger head to cheering campers at New York’s Camp Simcha before running football drills, signing autographs and dancing with them
By jacob gurvis
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