Camp Massad of Manitoba
מחנה מסד‎
Location
Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, R0C 3G0
Coordinates50°31′35″N 96°58′36″W / 50.52627°N 96.9766°W / 50.52627; -96.9766
Information
Former nameMassad Gimmel
TypeJewish summer camp
Established1953 (1953)
Grades2–10[1]
LanguageHebrew
AffiliationMCA
Websitecampmassad.ca

Camp Massad of Manitoba (Hebrew: מַחֲנֶה מַסָד, translit. Maḥaneh Massad) is a Jewish and Zionist summer camp located north of Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, in the Interlake Region near Winnipeg. It is the only Hebrew immersion camp in Western Canada.[2]

The camp attracts campers from Winnipeg, other parts of Canada and various cities in the United States.[3] Camp Massad is a registered charity and an accredited member of the Manitoba Camping Association.[4]

History

The camp was founded in 1953 by members of Habonim under the leadership of Soody Kleiman, supported by the Keren Hatarbut.[5] Eddie Yuditsky, principal of the Winnipeg Hebrew School, served as Massad's first director and Leona Billinkoff as the first 'camp mother' (a position she would keep until 1978).[6] The camp was officially incorporated as a branch of the Hebrew Camps Massad of Canada, Massad Gimmel, in 1962.[7]

The Hebrew Congregation of Winnipeg Beach synagogue, founded in 1950, moved to the site of Camp Massad in 1998.[8]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kuropatwa, Rebeca (16 January 2009). "Learning Hebrew: Kids use their language skills at Camp Massad". Jewish Independent.
  2. ↑ Chisvin, Sharon (29 April 2007). "Manitoba's Jewish gem". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg.
  3. ↑ Love, Myron (17 March 2010). "Camp Massad founding 'eemah' honoured". The Canadian Jewish News. Winnipeg.
  4. ↑ "About Camp Massad". Camp Massad. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Levine, Allan (2018). Seeking the Fabled City: The Canadian Jewish Experience. McClelland & Stewart. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-7710-4805-0.
  6. ↑ Chisvin, Sharon (6 March 2010). "Mother of Camp Massad celebrates 90 years". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg.
  7. ↑ Horowitz, Aron (1990). Hebrew Camps Massad: Their Impact on Canadian Life and Culture. Toronto: Aron Horowitz Publications. ISBN 978-0-9692241-3-6. OCLC 24568608.
  8. ↑ Love, Myron (13 August 1998). "Winnipeg Beach shul rededicated". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 23 February 2001.
  9. 1 2 "Camp Massad turning 60". Winnipeg Sun. 1 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Levine, Al (1992). Mrs. B: The Mother of All Camps (PDF) (Speech). Camp Massad alumni reunion.
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