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How Jewish camp models the leadership our communities need

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish camps have proven to be pivotal in fostering leadership and community resilience among young people. 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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LeadershipFoundation For Jewish CampPhilanthropyVolunteeringCommunityJewish CampResilienceMiddle East ConflictEmpathyTeamwork

Places mentioned

Camp Yavneh, New Hampshire, United States
"Thanks to that funding, Camp Yavneh in New Hampshire designed an alternate leadership capstone experience at camp."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"Camp Wise, based in Cleveland, pivoted to a trip to Europe that included a stop at Camp Szarvas, an international Jewish camp in Hungary."
Camp Szarvas, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary
"Camp Wise, based in Cleveland, pivoted to a trip to Europe that included a stop at Camp Szarvas, an international Jewish camp in Hungary."
Argentina
"Others traveled to Argentina or Costa Rica."
Costa Rica
"Others traveled to Argentina or Costa Rica."
Texas, United States
"Later in the summer, when devastating floods hit camps in Texas, the same ethic we saw during the war resurfaced."

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