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More than 950 camp professionals, board members and funders gathered in Chicago for the Foundation for Jewish Camps’ three-day Jewish Camp Summit earlier this month.

Jewish summer camps: Connecting between Israel, global Jewish community

‘THERE IS a recognition that we have a story that has impacted our family.’ Camp Ramah Sasson aims to give the children a safe space, facilitates discussions, and provides high-quality programming.

Jewish camps help children 'live Jewishly out loud'

By JEREMY J. FINGERMAN

Take us out to the ball game! Some 110 Israeli teens enjoy a respite from the war at an American Jewish summer camp.

Running in the rain: Israeli teens join US summer camp

By MAXINE DOVERE

Shaquille O'Neal ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Nov. 18, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Shaq records video in Hebrew for Israeli kids whose relatives were killed or captured on Oct. 7

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

‘THERE IS a recognition that we have a story that has impacted our family.’ Camp Ramah Sasson aims to give the children a safe space, facilitates discussions, and provides high-quality programming.

Camp Ramah Sasson offers support retreats for Jewish families facing loss and illness

By HOWARD BLAS

The summer camps allow children and teenagers to take a break from the difficult situation, meet friends, and create positive experiences.

16,000 Israeli kids find refuge in summer camps during ongoing conflict

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Over 200 young adults gather at Moishe House’s Camp Nai for a weekend of community and connection.

Camp Nai Nai Nai: A US Jewish summer camp experience for adults

By ELIYA MORDEHAY

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 after the verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman found guilty of killing George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.

How a tragic twist in Minnesota’s ‘Jewish Senate seat’ helped Tim Walz break into politics

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Israeli Travel Camp

Summer camps in the shadow of the war: No longer fly far and pay a lot

By Walla!

Groups participating in the summer camp programs.

Seeking normalcy and increased resilience, Israeli families turn to summer camp

By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line

Mark the first day of camp on the calendar and count down together (Illustrative).

Yael Foundation to donate $1.75 million to Jewish children attending summer camp

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The first camper group who left Israel last week

Israeli youth who lost family members on, since October 7 attend FIDF US summer camp

By Margaux Jubin

Campers and counselors dance after lunch at Camp Simcha, July 3, 2024.

Israeli kids with life-threatening illnesses find respite from war at Catskills camp

By Luke Tress/JTA

Big holiday ahead: Technological summer camp in Thessaloniki for teenagers

By Noam Bar

Rabbi Albert Thaler leads a havdalah service at the Queensboro Hill Jewish Center, the synagogue where he worked for 25 years until, in 1980, becoming rabbi of Temple Gates of Prayer, also in Queens, New York.

Rabbi Albert Thaler, founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, dies at 91

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

American Jewish camp directors at a Jewish Agency for Israel seminar.

How US Jewish summer camps are preparing to welcome Israeli staff — many fresh from war

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA

Keren Shemesh: Spring Camp for Children with Disabilities and evacuees took place despite the war

Spring camp for disabled children charges forward despite Hamas war

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Camp Kimama for youth from Re’im

Summer Camps Israel forum provides camp experience for evacuees Forum is planning additional camps

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF