Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 September 1956 — Page 6

THE NATIONAL JEWISH POST

Friday, September 21, 1956

Camp In Israel For II. S. Youngsters Ends First Year

By JACK LEON

National Jewish POST Correspondent

HERZLIYAH—Your son or daughter may be spending one of the next summers in camp, and the camp may be on the shores of the Mediterranean near the lovely Sharon hotel, and all for about the same amount as it would cost at one of the Jewish camps dotting the United States countryside.

The dream of Arye (Harry)

Shadmon and his wife, of a camp i s completed, it is expected that like this came much nearer to almost $400,000 will have been reality with completion of one expended. Ninety per cent of of the finest swimming pools this amount is being supplied by anywhere last week at the Shar- investors from the United States

on Youth Hostel. and Canada.

Actually the camp opened its The camp covers more than doors this summer, and a num- two and a half acres. Already ber of American Jewish children completed is the swimming pool, spent six weeks frolicking with basketball court, shower rooms Israeli youngsters, who thronged and lawns. Building is to start the camp. Unfortunately for the shortly on hostel accommodation camp’s first year, large numbers and further facilities for the

of American children, especially Validoor club,

from the Middle West, whose many VISITORS from the parents had signed them up for u n p ed states were among the the summer in an Israeli camp i ar g e> colorfully dressed audifashioned after American mod- ence which sat around the els, were withdrawn as trouble g] ea ming new swimming pool, uith Israels neighbors flaied rpj ie American an d Israeli flags U P a &ain. flew side by side under a brilTHE INGENIOUS oiiginators ]j ard blue sky an d the national of the camp idea wondeied what an ^hems of both countries were to do with their facilities when pj a y ed a t; the beginning of the

the camping season was over. s i mp i e ceremony.

Were they just to lie dormant? Q n p] a tform were repre- ground-breaking ceremony of he would take back to America The answer was foun d in a se ntatives of the government, the camp, he had stoo d on the the greeting of many local chiltourists’ sports club, open also umted States embassy and same spot and looked onto a dren with whom he had come to Israelis, which will use the other diplomatic missions in Is- sandy waste. Now an admirable into contact. Ra’anan is shortly luxury camp the year around. It ^he American board of di- project was fast developing. Such to enter the College of Jewish will be known as the Validoor rec tors of the Sharon Youth rapid construction was part of Studies in his home town, club, an d when the undertaking Hostel, Inc., and the local coun- the Israeli scene, he had learned. Another child from the “Windy

cil. Presiding over the function Dr. McGrail praised the idea of 0^“ at the camp was Mr. Eisenwas Mr. Shadmon, vice-president bringing Israel and American berg’s nine-year-old daughter, of this Chicago corporation. By youth together to play and learn Jacqueline. Eleven members of his side was his wife Erica who in comradeship. This was the the first group of United Synaoriginated the idea of the project ideal way to improve interna- gogue ever to tour this country, and made it a reailty with the tional understanding. led by Rabbi Albert Lewis, also backing of rabbis, youth leaders S | DNEY J EISENBERG of spent SOme time at the cam P-

and educators

Dr T H McGrail United Chicago, shaking on behalf of DISCUSSING FUTURE plans States cultural attache, recalled the United States board of direc- the American Youth Camp, that less than a year ago, at the tors of the enterprise, stressed Shadmon tol d The POST that the

the importance of the Israel foil camp would take place tourists industry developing cen- nex t summer when hostel acters like the Validoor club. An- commodation f°r 150 children other investor from Chicago s h° u ld be available. It was present at the opening was Na- Pi anne( i fo m ix school children than Talman, a prominent Israel ^ rom English-speaking countries bond drive worker there. with Israeli youngsters in a Warm applause greeted Ra- P r °£ ra m combining educational anan (Ronald) Hattis of Chicago, P r ojects—with Hebrew study a w r ho was spending five weeks at *°P P r i° r hy with sports activithe youth camp and came to ^ es an( * sightseeing. Israel specially to celebrate his Sixty to 80 high school chilbar mitzva. Speaking in excel- dren from the United States and lent Hebrew, he declared that Canada are expected to enroll in

the 1957 summer camp. Costs will be kept to the minimum and

Camp

Israel For U. S. Kids Dedicates Pool

Dr. T. H. McGrail, U. S. cultural attache, is shown speaking at dedication exercises for the lovely new swimming pool at the Sharon

Youth Hostel, a project designed to attract American Jewish youngsters to spend their

summer camping in Israel.

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