A Place of Our Own: The Rise of Reform Jewish Camping » (1)

Contents Acknowledgments....................vii
Preface....................xi
1. Jewish Camping and Its Relationship to the Organized Camping Movement in America Gary P. Zola....................1
2. The Crucial Decade in Jewish Camping Jonathan D. Sarna....................27
3. 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....................52
4. Making the Magic in Reform Jewish Summer Camps Michael Zeldin....................85
5. The Road to Chalutzim: Reform Judaism's Hebrew-Speaking Program Hillel Gamoran....................124
6. Creating a Prayer Experience in Reform Movement Camps and Beyond Donald M. Splansky....................151
7. Singing Out for Judaism: A History of Song Leaders and Song Leading at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute Judah M. Cohen....................173
Postscript: Reflections on Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute Gerard W. Kaye....................209
Appendix: Directors of Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, UAHC, 1952-Present....................213
List of Contributors....................215
Index....................217
Photographs follow page 116