Summer camp

How New York’s ‘summer camp kings’ left Israeli investors burned

Simad Holdings Simad leapfrogged over a long series of watchdogs without difficulty and won the confidence of some of Israel's biggest investment managers.

(Illustrative) Israeli youth from frontline communities take a break at an American summer camp.
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 Groups participating in the summer camp programs.

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Conservative movement to investigate sexual abuse allegations

Following allegations of sexual abuse, the Conservative movement announced it would implement new safety measures and investigate how program officials have handled complaints.

 USY members celebrate at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's 2015 convention.

A Jewish camp in Wisconsin has closed early due to a COVID outbreak

The outbreak at Herzl was detected on July 28 when a camper exhibited COVID-like symptoms and tested positive for the virus. Four other children in the camper’s program subsequently tested positive.

Kids play softball at Camp Ramah in California. The camp will face a significant shortfall if it needs to refund all of its tuition this year.

Jewish summer camps adapting to a COVID-19 reality

With limited capacity and a COVID response team, Jewish summer camps across the US are operating again this summer.

Jewish summer camps are adapting to a new reality amid the pandemic.

This 'pre-boot camp' project helps teach young men about the military

The teenagers involved often come from difficult and risky life situations and work hand-in-hand with the Division for the Advancement of Youth at the Jerusalem Municipality.

This 'pre-boot camp' project helps teach young men about the military

Over 200,000 children sign up for Jerusalem summer program

The Jerusalem Municipality stated that the program will focus on closing emotional, social and academic gaps formed during the challenging COVID-19 school year.

Israeli kids wearing school bags ahead of the first day of school and kindergarten outside their home in Jerusalem on August 31, 2020, The Israeli secular state education system will open tomorrow.

New Jewish Agency program seeks to teach campers Hebrew, Israeli slang

The program marks the end of Isaac Herzog's tenure as head of the Jewish Agency before he takes up the reins as Israel's newest president.

Isaac Herzog with Jewish Agency shlichim holding up signs that translate into "Hebrew is a Beautiful Language."

Camp Simcha children create mural in solidarity with Surfside community

The campers, who are fighting severe illness like cancer, arranged for an activity of graffiti painting to produce a mural in unity with the community affected by last week's condominium collapse.

Camp Simcha children created a mural for the Surfside community

Hamas continues recruiting child soldiers: Where is the condemnation?

Hamas says the youth need to be ready to make “sacrifices” which appears to be the language used to describe the terrorist group recruiting them to be killed.

Young Palestinians crawl during a military-style exercise at a Hamas summer camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip July 27, 2017.

Orthodox Jewish camp to ban kids, staff vaccinated for coronavirus

A survivalist summer camp for Orthodox Jews is planned for New York — and vaccinated folks aren’t invited.

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Jewish summer camps reopening this summer after COVID hiatus

This year, with a blend of vaccinations, testing and government standards, almost every Jewish camp in the country is planning to open again, restoring a quintessential part of summer.

Kids play softball at Camp Ramah in California. The camp will face a significant shortfall if it needs to refund all of its tuition this year.