Participation in Birthright Israel trips by Americans down by half this summer
Aftermath of Oct. 7 has also decimated teen camp trips to Israel
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News How US Jewish summer camps are preparing to welcome Israeli staff — many fresh from war
The Jewish Agency for Israel is running training sessions for prospective Israeli counselors — and the American summer camps that will welcome them — to help both sides prepare for a summer in the shadow of Oct. 7
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News Some Jewish summer camps are facing pressure to rethink — or even fully scrap — their Israel programs
Before the war, Jewish camps were already experiencing pressure from some who said they had contributed to a sanitized picture of Israel
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News Camps cancel summer trips to Israel because of war, low enrollment
For many American families, wartime is the wrong time for a teen trip, but others want to show support for Israel
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Letters Talking about Israel-Palestine with children is hard. Jewish camps are doing their best
There's a vast landscape of ways that camps choose to address the complicated realities of conflict in the Middle East
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Opinion Dear Jewish summer camps: It’s time to tell our children the truth about Israel and Palestine
In this time of devastating war, it's essential that American Jewish camps present a more nuanced portrait of the Middle East
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News Push for ceasefire puts Jewish summer camp on unfamiliar ground
Camp Tawonga 'seems to be a microcosm of the divide we are hearing about in Jewish communities all over,' says camp director Aaron Mandel
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Fast Forward 8 years after he was accused of sexual abuse, a once-beloved Orthodox rabbi will face a Maryland jury
Rabbi Steven Krawatsky — and his former campers — will have their day in court
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