Date Added: 04-02-2009

An anonymous donation from a successful businessman helps launch Camp Sabra in St. Louis, a cultural and religious heritage experience for Jewish youth.  Read the excerpt below.

Jewishinstlouis.org - St. Louis,MO,USA

This summer, over 100 children from around the country, including many from St. Louis, will experience overnight Jewish summer camp for the first time and establish a life-long bond with their cultural and religious heritage, thanks to Camp Sabra, the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC), and a record-breaking $15 million dollar gift from an anonymous donor to FJC.

The gift, from a highly successful businessman who continues to have fond memories of his Jewish summer camp experiences as a youth, is being used to expand FJC’s Campership Incentive Program (CIP) beyond the already 25 participating communities to new places, including Camp Sabra.

Read the entire article: http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=193069