RJCF -- Children Of Sderot Journal

The Sderot Journal

Reports, articles, letters, photos about the Children of Sderot project, which is designed to help children who live in a war zone.

A Summer They'll Never Forget...Children of Sderot Summer Camp 2009

What is the Children of Sderot Summer Camp 2009?
The Children of Sderot Summer Camp 2009 will be an opportunity for 50 children of Sderot to leave the war-stricken Sderot to attend a summer camp for two weeks.

Who has paid for the Children of Sderot Summer Camp in the past?
Members of the Russian Jewish Community has donated the funds for the Children of Sderot Summer Camps.

Where will the Children of Sderot Summer Camp take place?
Children of Sderot Summer Camp will take place on the picturesque hills on the outskirts of Jerusalem, facilitated with cabin houses, dining room, and rolling acres of land for outdoor activities. The children will swim in a swimming pool in a nearby kibbutz.

How many children will attend Children of Sderot Summer Camp 2009?
50 children will attend Children of Sderot Summer Camp 2009.

Who are the counselors of Children of Sderot Summer Camp?
The counselors of the camp will be young men and women from the Russian Jewish Community. Our staff in Israel is working with IDF Educational Services; our Israeli counselors will come from the ranks of the IDF.

How much money is needed to make Children of Sderot Summer Camp a reality?
$50,000 is needed to pay for the Camp of Sderot Summer Camp 2009. Your donation is needed!

What are our counselors from past camps saying?

“This camp has changed lives. Two weeks is not a long time, but we accomplished something. Our community is helping build another one across the ocean. We have a lot to be proud of, but we cannot stop now.”
Masha Bresner-Counselor from Sderot Summer Camp 2008

“Sending money to create programs in Sderot is fantastic, but sponsoring projects to take them out of Sderot and give them some moments of peace, of making friends, and of learning things they had never thought of learning about is just incredible!!!I just want to say thank you, from the very, very bottom of my heart, for making this project possible. We need to, as a community, make sure to keep this project up and running for many, many years to come! You had to see it to believe how much of a change this made in their lives and how grateful they were for the experience.”
Anna Kamenetsky-Counselor from Sderot Winter Camp 2008

History of Children of Sderot Summer Camp:
In 2007, the RJCF and the Russian Jewish Community brought 20 children from the embattled city of Sderot, Israel, to Boston for a safe summer. Half the children attended Camp Sunapee in New Hampshire, and the other half went to Shaloh House Camp Gan Israel in Boston. The following summer the RJCF raised money for a summer camp in the Golan Heights for 50 children of Sderot. We hope to repeat the success of Summer 2008 in the Children of Sderot Summer Camp 2009.