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Camp “Ramah Yachad” Ukraine
m arks 25 years of serving children.

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his year, Camp “Ramah
Yachad” Ukraine is celebrat-
ing its 25th anniversary.
The camp, founded and funded by
Midreshet Yerushalayim and the
Schechter Institutes Inc., has played
a vital role in the revival of Jewish
life among thousands of Jews in the
former Soviet Union and has helped
rebuild Jewish communities in
Ukraine.
During the past 25 years, thou-
sands of children and teenagers
have participated in Camp Ramah
Yachad. Many former campers were
inspired to make aliyah to Israel
because of this formative experience.
Others have become active members
in their local Jewish communities
run by Midreshet Yerushalayim in
Kiev, Chernowitz, Odessa, Kharkov,
Berdichev and Uzhgorod.
This year, camp opened on July
27 at a picturesque location in the

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Carpathian Mountains and will last
for 11 days. Some 160 children and
counselors from Ukraine, Israel
and the U.S. are participating in the
camp, including eight junior coun-
selors from Ramah Camps in North
America.
Gila Katz, camp director for the
past 25 years, describes its goals:
“Camp ‘Ramah Yachad’ aims to
educate and influence children in
the spirit of Masorti (Conservative)
Judaism, to strengthen their Jewish
identity and to give them the feeling
they belong to one people. For ado-
lescents, every experience leaves a
strong impression and can influence
the rest of their lives.”
The camp is generously funded by
the Harriett & Ben Teitel Foundation
in Detroit, the Jewish Federation
of Chicago, the Jewish Agency, the
Jewish Child’s Day Fund and other
donors. •

Immediate Past President
Rabbi Arturo Kalfus
Dennis Kayes.
and Cantorial Soloist
Trustees include Vickie
Kelly Onickel installed
Edwards, Ruth Hurwitz,
Oak Park-based Temple
Janeen Fetterman, David
Emanu-El’s lay leader-
Gubow, David Hart, Jon
ship for the coming year
Kabbe, Laura Sacks Kohn,
at the Erev Shabbat
Ruthanne Okun, Russell
Beatles music service on
Wise, David Findling, Fern
Friday, June 9. Emanu-
Katz, Michael Rich and
El’s leaders were elected
Stuart Trager.
at the June 4 annual
Martin Leibowitz, Temple
Sisterhood co-presidents
meeting of the congrega- Emanu-El president
are Rae Mandel and Robin
tion.
Gold, and Brotherhood
Officers and trust-
president is Robert Kahn.
ees are President Martin Leibowitz,
The 2016-2017 Nominating
Administrative Vice President Richard
Committee included Bruce Klein
Gold, Financial Vice President
(immediate past president and chair
Debora Renner, Engagement and
of the committee), Martin Leibowitz,
Development Vice President Jackie
Ruth Hurwitz, Stuart Trager, Laura
Bean, Religious Vice President
Miller, Daniel Steinhardt and Sharon
Susan Stettner, Treasurer Robert
Ozrovitz. •
Kahn, Secretary Lynn Cooper and