Evaluating the Effects of Jewish Summer Camping in the United States


 

Publication Date: January 1989

Publisher: Institute for Contemporary Jewry

Author(s): Harold S. Himmelfarb

Research Area: Education

Keywords: American Jews; Camp; Informal Jewish education

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

An interest in alternative forms of Jewish education available in the community began to attract the attention of both educators and educational researchers. This paper will review the research on one of these alternatives, Jewish summer camping.