Camp Gesher

Camp Gesher (Hebrew: מַחֲנֶה גֶּשֶׁר‎) is a Jewish summer camp near Cloyne, Ontario. It is a member of the Habonim Dror youth movement and the Ontario Camping Association.[1][2]

View of Lake Pringle from Camp Gesher
Camp Gesher
מחנה גשר
Location
Camp Gesher
Pringle Lake, Cloyne, Ontario
Coordinates44°51′57″N 77°12′30″W
Information
TypeJewish summer camp
Established1963 (1963)
Websitecampgesher.com

Camp Gesher originated in 1963 as a member of the Dror Hachalutz Hatzair Zionist Youth Organization, a merger of Camp Revivim (serving campers from Ottawa and Toronto) and Camp Kissufim (serving campers from Montreal).[3] Gesher was the first camp to test the merging of the Habonim and Dror Youth Movements in 1975.[3]

Literary references

The Program, a novel by Hal Niedzviecki, takes place in part at Camp Gesher.[4]

References
  1. Sobel, Emma. "Camp Gesher: Helping Campers Become Community Leaders". Doing Jewish In Toronto. UJA Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. "Camp Gesher : Camp: Summer Camp & Educational Activities for Kids in Toronto". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. "History". Camp Gesher. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. Niedzviecki, Hal. "Camp Gesher: an excerpt from The Program". Failbetter.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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