Camp Massad (Manitoba)

Camp Massad of Manitoba
מחנה מסד
Location
Map
Coordinates50°31′35″N 96°58′36″W / 50.52627°N 96.9766°W / 50.52627; -96.9766
Information
Former nameMassad Gimmel
TypeJewish summer camp
Established1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Grades210[1]
LanguageHebrew
AffiliationMCA
Websitecampmassad.ca

Camp Massad of Manitoba (Hebrew: מַחֲנֶה מַסָד, translit. Maḥaneh Massad) is a Jewish summer camp located north of Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, in the Interlake Region near Winnipeg. It is the only Hebrew immersion camp in Western Canada.[2]

The camp attracts campers from Winnipeg, other parts of Canada and various cities in the United States.[3] Camp Massad is a registered charity and an accredited member of the Manitoba Camping Association.[4]

  1. ^ Kuropatwa, Rebeca (16 January 2009). "Learning Hebrew: Kids use their language skills at Camp Massad". Jewish Independent.
  2. ^ Chisvin, Sharon (29 April 2007). "Manitoba's Jewish gem". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg.
  3. ^ Love, Myron (17 March 2010). "Camp Massad founding 'eemah' honoured". The Canadian Jewish News. Winnipeg.
  4. ^ "About Camp Massad". Camp Massad. Retrieved 20 November 2018.