They worked for the camp, and gave
much of their lives to Camp Tamarack.
They've been married now 29 years.
Again, bashert.

rik Green was leaving the
Israeli military and getting
ready to enter Technion
hen he saw a small ad in
an area newspaper. It offered counselor
positions in the United States.
He answered the ad, and was placed

at a camp called Tamarack in a village
called "senior specialty." There, he met
another counselor named Erica.
Like the Greys, they became one an-
other's bashert.

A

young man named Michael
Zaks was hired to drive a
truck for Camp Tamarack.

What Fresh Air Society and Tama-
rack Camps learned is that Mr. Zaks

would become the driving force behind
the camp and an important influence for
an entire family.
Michael's brother, Jeffrey, and sister,
Elaine, became essential to the opera-
tion of the camp, as did sister-in-law Su-
san, who still works as a camp
administrator.
Michael fell in love with a woman
named Paula.
On Paula's first job application, the
interviewer penciled in, "MZ likes her."

The following year, the application read,
"MZ loves her."
Michael and Paula had a child, David.
The Berkley High School student was
22 months old when his father died of
cancer. Michael chose to breathe his last
breath at Tamarack's Camp Maas.
On Sunday, June 8, Camp Tama-
rack will begin the summer with
several events marking its 95th
anniversary. The day will include a
carnival, a 5K run/walk, and a