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Color War and Peace  

JL;DR SUMMARY Summer camps have legendary tales, particularly the 'color wars' that inject friendly competition into camp life. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MusicJewish CampsLipa SchmeltzerColor WarCamp Ma Na VuRabbi Ronnie GreenwaldCamp MunkYitzchak RosenthalCamp Dora GoldingCamp Rayim

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Parksville, New York, United States
"At Camp Ma-Na-Vu, the way color war worked was that the head counselors would pick two generals, who would then, one at a time, alternate picking members for their team in every age bracket."
Ferndale, New York, United States
"Camp Munk, as with other camps, had a rule that both teams would have to let the judges know which songs they were using beforehand, to prevent two teams from using the same tunes."
Monticello, New York, United States
"About 25 years ago, the camp took a trip to Dorney Park, and aside from Romimu, there were other boys camps there that day."
Livingston Manor, New York, United States
"I was at Camp Kol-Ree-Nah for 16 terrific years, and this story happened in the summer of 1977."
Highland, New York, United States
"In the summer of 1971, Camp Torah Vodaas had a pretty mediocre breakout, and they announced the two generals: One was Dr. Yaakov Solomon and the other was Heshy Arem."
Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
"In addition to attending Camp Kol-Ree-Nah for many years, I also spent four summers at Camp Agudah of Toronto."
Deal, New Jersey, United States
"Camp Dora Golding was originally called Camp Deal. It was a private camp located in Deal, New Jersey, and owned by my great-aunt Dora, who bought the camp in order to provide a frum camping experience for Jewish children (it was the first frum camp in America)."
Swan Lake, New York, United States
"Camp Mogen Av was started by the legendary Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald ah, who strongly believed that camp should be an adventure and not a competition."

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