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This week at J Camp
The Secrets of Teshuva Page 5
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“Miss Beth” ready to rock the J Page 6
ALi breHMer Jewish Press Intern Camp is back at the Jewish Community Center for another summer. Camp runs from late May until mid-August, for kindergarten through 7th graders and welcomes members and non-members of the JCC.
Emmissaries to Omaha Rabbi Yoni and Shiran Dreyer Page 12
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Over the Hindu Kush from China to Pakistan: Part 1
Meibei Lake in Xiang, China Credit: Liuxingy via Wikimedia commons riCH JurO the mountains of the Hindu Kush Fran and I had been to the usual into northern Pakistan. So we were tourist destinations in China –the not too concerned when we were Great Wall, Shanghai, Xian, Guanjo told while boarding the non-stop (Canton)--and in 1990 decided to flight from Beijing to Urumqi in skip them in order to fly to south- western China that we would have western China and then drive over one refueling stop in Xian. It did become rather troubling when we were still in Xian three days later. However, this was not totally surprising as we were flying China’s national airline, CAAC (also known then as China Air Always Crashes). Whilst in Xian, we revisited the famous Terra Cotta Warriors, the Banpo Neolithic Village and other attractions. When we finally landed in Urumqi, we missed the chance to See Over the Hindu Kush page 3
Each week of J Camp has a theme – recently it was Color Wars! Campers are divided by grade level and spent the week competing. The winning team was determined through various activities, games, challenges, team spirit and sportsmanship. Congratulations to the red team for taking home the win! See J Camp page 2
Amazing things are happening at Friedel!
Annette VAn De KAMP-WrigHt We got together with Ari Kohen and Jeff Zacharia to talk about Friedel Jewish Academy. Ari and Jeff, in addition to each having kids at the school, are the Co-Presidents of Friedel’s Board of Trustees. Jewish Press: What’s happening at Friedel these days? Jeff Zacharia: We’re getting ready to start another school year on Aug. 14. It’s a great bunch of students and teachers, and a lot of really cool things are happening.
JP: is it true that the school is growing? Ari Kohen: Absolutely! Enrollment has grown a lot over the past two years. We will have 57 to 59 students enrolled this fall, which is a 43% increase from two years ago. Of these, 29 students, or 51%, are in kindergarten and first grade alone. The fact that this substantial growth is concentrated in the lower grades suggests that enrollment will continue to grow. See Friedel Jewish Academy page 2