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Camp Massad
Camp Massad may refer to: * Camp Massad (Manitoba), a Jewish summer camp at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba * Camp Massad (Montreal), a Jewish summer camp in Ste. Agathe, Quebec, based in Montreal * Camp Massad (Poconos) Camp Massad ( he, מַחֲנֶה מַסָד, ) was a Zionist Jewish summer camp in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, which closed in 1981. Massad's founder, Shlomo Shulsinger, emphasized Hebrew language as a key value in a multi-denominationa ..., a Jewish summer camp in Poconos, Pennsylvania, which closed down in 1981 {{DEFAULTSORT:Massad Jewish summer camps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Massad (Manitoba)
Camp Massad of Manitoba ( he, מַחֲנֶה מַסָד, ''Maḥaneh Massad'') is a Jewish and Zionist summer camp located north of Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, in the Interlake Region near Winnipeg. It is the only Hebrew immersion camp in Western Canada. The camp attracts campers from Winnipeg, other parts of Canada and various cities in the United States. Camp Massad is a registered charity and an accredited member of the Manitoba Camping Association. History The camp was founded in 1953 by members of Habonim under the leadership of Soody Kleiman, supported by the Keren Hatarbut. Eddie Yuditsky, principal of the Winnipeg Hebrew School, served as Massad's first director and Leona Billinkoff as the first 'camp mother' (a position she would keep until 1978). The camp was officially incorporated as a branch of the Hebrew Camps Massad of Canada, Massad Gimmel, in 1962. The Hebrew Congregation of Winnipeg Beach synagogue, founded in 1950, moved to the site of Camp Massad in 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Massad (Montreal)
Camp Massad of Canada ( he, מַחֲנֶה מַסָד, ) is a Zionist Jewish summer camp in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, with headquarters in Montreal. It was founded in 1947, with the creation of Massad Alef on Lac Quenouille in the Laurentian Mountains. At its peak Massad had nearly 400 campers. Camp Massad has a long tradition of Hebrew language immersion. It is shomer Shabbat and has a kosher kitchen under the supervision of the Montreal Va'ad Ha'ir. Massad attracts campers of various Jewish backgrounds from Montreal and other parts of Canada, various cities in the United States, Israel, and many other places throughout the world. Camp Massad is a member of the Foundation for Jewish Camp and the Ontario Camps Association. History Early history Camp Massad was founded in 1947 by the Keren Hatarbut Ha'Ivri under the leadership of Aron Horowitz and a small group of Canadian Hebraists. Horowitz had previously founded Camp T'chiyah in Calgary in 1944, the first Hebrew-speaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Massad (Poconos)
Camp Massad ( he, מַחֲנֶה מַסָד, ) was a Zionist Jewish summer camp in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, which closed in 1981. Massad's founder, Shlomo Shulsinger, emphasized Hebrew language as a key value in a multi-denominational Zionist Jewish environment. Massad was founded as a day camp in 1941 by the HaNoar Ha'Ivri with thirty campers, and eventually grew to three sleep-away camps in Pennsylvania, Massad Alef, Bet, and Gimmel, collectively known as the Massad Hebrew Camps in the United States () At its peak in the late 1960s, the Massad camps hosted over a thousand campers and staff each summer. In its forty years of existence, the camp strongly influenced both Jewish camping and Hebrew culture in North America. History Early years The HaNoar Ha’Ivri movement () was established in 1937 to build a Jewish life in the United States that promoted Zionism and the revival of the Hebrew language. In September 1940, the HaNoar Ha'Ivri conference reached a unanim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Massad
Camp Massad may refer to: * Camp Massad (Manitoba), a Jewish summer camp at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba * Camp Massad (Montreal), a Jewish summer camp in Ste. Agathe, Quebec, based in Montreal * Camp Massad (Poconos) Camp Massad ( he, מַחֲנֶה מַסָד, ) was a Zionist Jewish summer camp in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, which closed in 1981. Massad's founder, Shlomo Shulsinger, emphasized Hebrew language as a key value in a multi-denominationa ..., a Jewish summer camp in Poconos, Pennsylvania, which closed down in 1981 {{DEFAULTSORT:Massad Jewish summer camps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
