Camp Massad (Manitoba)

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]

Camp Massad of Manitoba
מחנה מסד‎
Location
Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, R0C 3G0
Coordinates50.52627°N 96.9766°W / 50.52627; -96.9766
Information
Former nameMassad Gimmel
TypeJewish summer camp
Established1953 (1953)
Grades2–10[1]
LanguageHebrew
AffiliationMCA
Websitecampmassad.ca

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. "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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