JEWISH SUMMER CAMPS

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Jewish summer camps are where kids and teens have fun in the sun, make new friends, and connect to Jewish life. Summer memories never fade — that first swim in the deep end, swinging on the ropes course, and Israeli songs sung around a crackling campfire. Now campers have more choices than ever.

With 20 UJA-supported day and overnight camps, they can choose the experience that best fits their needs. Camps that highlight nature, the arts, tech, or sports — even Jewish surfing camp. Camps that give LGBTQ+ young people a safe place to be themselves. Camps for kids of all abilities.

What do these camps have in common? Jewish values are embedded in the fun. That’s how today’s campers can become tomorrow’s Jewish leaders.

Give the gift of overnight camp.

JCC day camp families can receive up to $3,500 toward an overnight camp session thanks to UJA and the Krupp Foundation. Give your child the chance to grow, connect, and experience the joy of Jewish community — all in one unforgettable summer.

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Jewish Summer Camp: A Safe Haven

Camp is much more than lanyards and ice pops: It’s where children build character, develop essential skills, forge relationships, and create lifelong connections to Jewish community. In fact, many children go on to become Jewish leaders because of their camp experience. Camp is where it all begins.

THE FACTS

Jewish day camp boosts

Jewish engagement

for campers and their parents.

Campers gain

Greater pride

in being Jewish.

Camps help create

Future Jewish leaders.

Jewish day camp boosts

Jewish engagement

for campers and their parents.

Campers gain

Greater pride

in being Jewish.

Camps help create

Future Jewish leaders.

Our Impact

  • 61,300 children and teens around the world attend Jewish summer day camps.

  • More than 26,000 children and teens around the world attend Jewish residential camps.

  • 2,000 children and teens with disabilities participate in day or residential camps in the NY area.

  • 3,200 children and teens attend summer camps in the former Soviet Union.

  • $7.9 million in scholarships awarded to children and teens from the former Soviet Union to attend and participate in day schools, camps and trips to Israel.

Find A Jewish Summer Camp in New York

Sunrise Day Camp at HKC Long Island and at HKC Pearl River offer children who have cancer and their siblings a safe place to have summer fun. UJA proudly enables all campers at Sunrise to attend camp for free. 

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CAMPGROUND SPOTLIGHT

Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds

For more than 70 years, Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds (HKC) has helped youth build Jewish community, leadership, & identity.

Today, HKC’s 11 JCC and YM-YWHA camp programs welcome families from NYC, Long Island, and Rockland & Westchester counties. UJA’s helped transform HKC with renovations and spaces that make camp safer, more inclusive & more fun.

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