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Summer Camp Impact Seen High In New Study

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Date Added: 07-03-2011

Summer Camp Impact Seen High In New Study

The Jewish Week – March 2, 2011

Strongest evidence yet of effect of camping on Jewish identity, adult engagement.

When your child grows up, do you want him or her to feel an emotional attachment to Israel, go to synagogue and donate regularly to Jewish causes?

Then start packing a duffel bag, and load it on a bus bound for a Jewish sleep-away camp.

A just-released report — the most comprehensive analysis so far of the impact of Jewish camp experiences — offers the strongest evidence yet that a summer of bug juice, fresh air and color war leads to significantly stronger adult Jewish engagement.

Read the entire article:
http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/international/summer_camp_impact_seen_high_new_study