CAMP KADIMAH
CAMP KADIMAH NEWS We are getting ready for an amazing summer in Barss Corner in 2018! On July 1st, we will be welcoming over 300 campers from around the world, all proudly coming to the best place on earth! BY SARAH ATKINS, CAMP DIRECTOR It’s the summer of celebration! 75 years for Camp Kadimah and 70 years for Israel! Each week this summer we will be celebrating a different aspect of camp that we love or a different part of Israel that we connect to. We are a part of a new initiative with the iCenter for Israel Education that focuses on our relationship with Israel called Israel@Camp. Through this initiative we will be re-imagining our Israel programming and how we collaborate with our Israeli staff to have intentional integration of Israel into our everyday life at Kadimah.
VISITING DAY We are really looking forward to welcoming alumni and friends of Kadimah on our Visiting Day, July 29, 2018. Prospective parents, please feel free to come and visit on that day as well, the camp will be bustling! If you can’t make it on Visiting Day, please be in touch with us to find out more about registering for our Pre-Gibbie Day.
PRE-GIBBIE DAY Giborim is our youngest section for campers aged 7-9 years. This year, Pre-Gibbie Day will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 between 10:30a.m. and 3:00p.m. at Kadimah. Kids between 6-9 years come to camp for the day to participate in “a day in the life” at camp. While the kids are participating in the exciting programs we offer, parents can get a tour of camp and ask any questions they may have. Please contact us if you are interested! office@campkadimah.com
2019 REGISTRATION Registration for summer 2019 will begin on July 29, 2018! Please visit our website to register (www.campkadimah.com). Register early to make sure your campers have a spot for 2019! 12
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BY PHIL DAVID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MARITIME STAFF We can already feel the excitement of the summer through all of the incredible staff SARAH who will be living, working, and enjoying with our campers at Kadimah. We are so pleased to have so many Maritimers on staff this summer: Zach Novack, Robyn Budovitch, Jonah MacDonald, Ethan Goldsmith, Peter Svidler, Zane Brown, Jacob Suissa, Yael Gazit, Kass Palter, Leah Collins, Liran Kazatsker, Karin Reznikov, Jessica Pink, Mark Myer, Sean Shvartzman, Bessie Lecker-Evans, Sharon Shteinberg, and Max MacDonald to name a few! We are very fortunate to have such capable and positive role models for our campers. Our staff strive to make every day at Barss Corner a meaningful and fun experience.
KADIMAH-IN-THE-CITY (KITC) We are happy to have having our next Kadimah In The City event on Sunday, May 27th at Ground Zero Climbing Gym in Dartmouth from 4-6pm. We are really looking forward to seeing our campers and staff one last time before we are all together at camp!
SOCIAL MEDIA To keep up with all of the exciting things happening in the city before camp and during camp, check out our Facebook page or our Instragram account! (Facebook.com/campkadimah) Don’t forget to check out our daily photos and weekly videos posted on our website throughout the summer (www.campkadimah.com). *** We wish you all a wonderful summer and we look forward to celebrating with you at Camp Kadimah! S theAJC .ns.ca
A few months back, as roles were shifting at Kadimah, I got the chance to become part of the upcoming CK75 Celebration team and I was blown away by the level of activity happening behind the scenes. At the helm of the organizing committee, Karen and Howard Conter & Gloria and Steven Pink, have been hard at work for months planning what is sure to be a major highlight in our camp’s decades-long history. It is hard to believe it’s been 25 years since our last milestone anniversary and even harder to fathom that we are just weeks away from #75. At the time of this writing, over 300 people have already purchased tickets for the CK75 event taking place in Halifax and in Barss Corner between July 27-29. From our trailblazing alumni in the 1940’s—we hope you will be able to participate in what is sure to be an historic occasion for our camp. Space is limited and we encourage you to book sooner than later since Halifax’s Pride Week will also be coming to a close that weekend. Simply visit our dedicated website (www.kadimah75.com) to review details of the weekend events; purchase tickets; and to take advantage of great deals on flights and hotel rooms.
DID YOU COME ACROSS “THE BRIDGE”? As we strive to improve how often and what we communicate with our alumni, I want to offer a huge shout-out to Rachel Budovitch and Michael Freedman for publishing the 2nd edition of “The Bridge”, our semi-annual