03531nam 22006854a 450 991082650330332120240430202942.00-8173-8140-6(CKB)1000000000483493(EBL)438147(OCoLC)463007169(SSID)ssj0000222043(PQKBManifestationID)11221231(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222043(PQKBWorkID)10162796(PQKB)10723131(SSID)ssj0000282872(PQKBManifestationID)11233583(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282872(PQKBWorkID)10324488(PQKB)11791355(MdBmJHUP)muse8601(Au-PeEL)EBL438147(CaPaEBR)ebr10218372(MiAaPQ)EBC438147(EXLCZ)99100000000048349320050919d2006 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrA place of our own the rise of Reform Jewish camping : essays honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, Union for Reform Judaism, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin /edited by Michael M. Lorge and Gary P. Zola1st ed.Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20061 online resource (241 p.)Judaic studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-5293-7 0-8173-1486-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Jewish camping and its relationship to the organized camping movement in America / Gary P. Zola -- The crucial decade in Jewish camping / Jonathan D. Sarna -- The beginnings of Union Institute in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 1952-1970 : creation and coalescence of the first UAHC camp / Michael M. Lorge and Gary P. Zola -- Making the magic in Reform Jewish summer camps / Michael Zeldin -- The road to chalutzim : Reform Judaism's Hebrew-speaking program / Hillel Gamoran -- Creating a prayer experience in Reform movement camps and beyond / Donald M. Splansky -- Singing out for Judaism : a history of song leaders and song leading at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute / Judah M. Cohen -- Postscript : Reflections on Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute / Gerard W. Kaye.The history of educational summer camps in American Reform Judaism. Reform Judaism is not the only religious community in America to make the summer camp experience a vital part of a faith community's effort to impart its values and beliefs to its adolescents, but perhaps no group relied more on summer camp as an adjunct to home and community for this purpose. Summer camp became an important part of Reform group identity, a bulwark against the attraction of assimilation into the greater society and mere nominal Judaism. These essays, which commemorate the fiftieth anniversaryJudaic studies series.Jewish campsUnited StatesHistoryReform JudaismUnited StatesJewish religious educationUnited StatesJewish campsHistory.Reform JudaismJewish religious education296.8/341Lorge Michael M1603530Zola Gary Phillip1603531MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826503303321A place of our own3927924UNINA