(JTA) — Ariel Oberfeld spent his childhood summers at a Jewish overnight camp in Wisconsin. This summer, the 17-year-old traveled further afield, to teach sports at Ramah Yachad, a Jewish camp in ...
The history of Jewish camping in North America can be traced back to the early 1900s when families in the city sent their kids to camp in an attempt to escape the polio pandemic. At the time, camp was ...