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Coordinates: 41°5857N 79°2019W / 41.982589°N 79.338619°W / 41.982589; -79.338619
 

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Camp Stone
Formation1969 (1969)
FounderIrving I. Stone
PurposeJewish summer camp
Location

Official language

English and Hebrew

Directors

Yakov and Estee Fleischmann

Parent organization

Bnei Akiva
Websitewww.campstone.org

Camp Stone is a Jewish summer camp located in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania.[1] It is affiliated with Bnei Akiva, a Religious Zionist youth movement. The camp encourages aliyah, or emigration to Israel.

History[edit]

The camp began operations in 1969, and is named after its founder, the Jewish philanthropist, Irving I. Stone,[2] a longtime executive at American Greetings. Stone purchased the 400-acre site of a former camp to establish an Orthodox Jewish summer camp.[2]

Programs[edit]

Programs for campers include study of Jewish history, Torah study and prayer. Other programs include an introduction to farming, glass blowing and blacksmithing. Traditional camp activities like swimming, horseback riding, archery, Color War, drama, rock skipping, 9 Square, sports such as basketball, football, soccer, ultimate frisbee, and other activities are also offered, as well as a ropes course.[2] The camp also features a reproduction of a German cattle car, like those used to transport Jews to Nazi concentration camps, and used for Holocaust education. According to previous camp director Yehuda Rothner, the lesson taught is that "senseless hatred leads into the abyss".[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dashefsky, Arnold; Sheskin, Ira (2013). American Jewish Year Book 2013: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 616. ISBN 9783319016580.
  • ^ a b c Hoffman, Sue (January 24, 2013). "Orthodox camps offer spirit, study". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  • ^ Meyers, Dvora, Camp Lessons: Between color wars and singalongs, some Jewish camps include Holocaust education in Tisha B’Av programming. What does that mean for Jewish identity?,Tablet, June 30, 2011
  • Further reading[edit]

    Alex Pomson, Where Consciousness Meets Community: Clues from Camp about Jewish Leadership, HaYidion, RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network, March 9, 2012

    External links[edit]

    41°58′57N 79°20′19W / 41.982589°N 79.338619°W / 41.982589; -79.338619


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