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Foundation for Jewish Camp

Jamie Simon and Ryley Katz
Posted inNorthern California

From cabinmates to CEOs: How a Tawonga friendship grew into a leadership legacy

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

It was the summer of ’93 when Ryley Katz and Jamie Simon first met. Katz was 9 years old and had just arrived at Camp Tawonga by bus from Arizona, […]

The weekly "Shabbat stroll" at Camp Tawonga in 2022. (Courtesy Tawonga)
Posted inNorthern California

Camp Tawonga’s CEO to leave; interim leader named

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 11, 2026February 11, 2026
Campers at Club Ed International Surfing School. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

My generation of parents is ruining sleep-away summer camp

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren and Forward July 18, 2022
Jewish summer campers take a break in the grass. (Photo/Courtesy Foundation for Jewish Camp)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Jim Joseph Foundation awards $12M for Jewish summer camps

by J. Staff December 7, 2021December 7, 2021
Campers at OSRUI, a Reform summer camp in Wisconsin, sing songs during Erev Yisrael (Israel Night).
Posted inNews

How are Jewish summer camps talking about Israel? It’s complicated.

Rachel Hale by Rachel Hale and Forward June 24, 2021
Networking in the hallway at the Jewish Federations of North America's annual General Assembly in Los Angeles, Nov. 2017 (Photo/Courtesy JFNA)
Posted inU.S.

8 major national Jewish groups team up for pandemic response

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA March 26, 2020
URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, one year after the summer camp was largely destroyed by fire (Photo/Courtesy URJ Camp Newman)
Posted inBay Area, Northern California, News

Two local Jewish camps get grants to increase accessibility

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 23, 2019
Fun with water balloons at Maccabi Sports Camp during summer 2019. (Courtesy JCC Maccabi Sports Camp)
Posted inBay Area, News, Sports

Maccabi sports camp merging with Palo Alto JCC

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 17, 2019
Two small cabins amid greenery, mountain in the background
Posted inBay Area, News

Two Bay Area Jewish camps receive grants to improve accessibility

by JTA and J. Staff April 3, 2019April 3, 2019
(Photo/Pxhere)
Posted inEducation

This summer, the #MeToo movement heads to camp

by Deborah Meyer and Jeremy J. Fingerman May 10, 2018

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