By Ellen Braunstein B’nai B’rith (BB) Camp of Oregon has completed a $14 million capital campaign, which has transformed the 100-year-old camp with new facilities built over the past decade. New cabins, a dining hall, an amphitheater, a lakefront lodge, a gym – all handicap accessible – are among the many structures dotting the…
B’nai B’rith Camp Chief Executive Officer, Michelle Koplan, was recently awarded the American Camp Association’s prestigious Frank M. “Scotty” Washburn award for her outstanding service. Michelle founded the Alliance of Oregon Camps and led the way to reopen Oregon’s overnight camps following the pandemic crisis.
Daylee is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science in Environment and Public Policy. Daylee became involved in camp programs during college and knew that working with children in camp settings and creating programming was something she wanted to continue in her career. Daylee has spent recent summers as…
In 2010, Vivian and Yoni Stadlin received the funding to make their dream – a Jewish sleepaway camp focused on environmental sustainability – a reality. That year, Eden Village Camp was one of five new camps established through the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Specialty Camp Incubator Project. The camp, located in Putnam Valley, NY, about…
Summer camp, like many institutions, is in jeopardy this summer. Camp directors and their boards are busily working to develop contingency plans to reopen in accordance with national and state health guidelines. To assist camps during this unprecedented time, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation has created the All Together Now matching grant to offer access to a…
Photo: Camp Kesher’s 2019 campers. Camp Kesher is the newest overnight camp serving Jewish kids in Oregon and Washington. Its first week-long camp was held in 2019 at a lodge on Mount Hood. This year the 12-day camp will be located at Camp Lacamas near Lake Lacamas in Camas, WA. “This place is better for…
BB DAY CAMP PORTLAND Located at Congregation Beth Israel 1972 NW Flanders, Portland, OR 503-496-7447 bbcamp.org/portland Located at Congregation Beth Israel in Northwest Portland, BB Day Camp offers a warm and welcoming Jewish camp experience filled with art, dance, water play, martial arts, gymnastics, music, Jewish enrichment, and Shabbat celebrations for campers entering Pre-K through…
Photo: JCamp 180’s annual conference draws hundreds of camp professionals. JCamp 180 is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and was created to ensure affiliated Jewish camps thrive and endure. Through grants, mentoring, and professional development programs as well as an annual conference, they build the capacity of Jewish camps to operate more effectively…
An appreciation for family reading and Jewish children’s literature has led several communities to combine the benefits of Jewish family camp together with the PJ Library program. The resulting initiative, PJ Library Family Camp, offers families with young children a unique all-inclusive weekend adventure. Family camp combines the benefits of togetherness and structured activity with…
