Camp Farband
Coordinates: 42°20′45.1″N 84°04′01.3″W / 42.345861°N 84.067028°W
Camp Farband was a Jewish summer camp located near Chelsea, Michigan.[1][2]
History[edit]
The camp was established as a nonprofit organization in 1928 with backing from several Labor Zionist groups connected with the Farband movement.[3][4][5][6] The camp was also sometimes referred to as Kinderwelt or Camp Chelsea.[2][7] It initially served both adults and children, but in 1961 the camp was converted to an exclusively children's camp. [8]
In 1968 the camp was sold to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Toledo, and renamed Camp Mahiya.[1] This name was known to be in use as late as 1978. [9] In 1980, a local doctor advertised for staff for a "New Camp Farband,"[10] but this new camp never materialized. The site is now part of the Waterloo Recreation Area adjacent to the Cassidy Lake Prison and is largely forested, with a few remaining concrete foundations visible.
The camp was located directly across from the Habonim Dror site Camp Kinneret, which operated from 1939-1955 and was succeeded by the still-active Camp Tavor in Three Rivers, Michigan.[11]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Resnick, Edie (2008). "Remembrances Of Jewish Camps In Michigan". www.michiganjewishhistory.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fradle., Freidenreich (2010). Passionate pioneers : the story of Yiddish secular education in North America, 1910-1960. Teaneck, NJ: Holmes & Meier Publishers. ISBN 9780841914575. OCLC 605019922. Search this book on
- ↑ LoCicero, T. V. (1970). Murder in the Synagogue. Thomas LoCicero. ISBN 9780136065906. Search this book on
- ↑ "May 11, 1951 - Image 5". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "April 25, 1947 - Image 13". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "June 10, 1949 - Image 18". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "June 09, 1944 - Image 7". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "May 26, 1961 - Image 27". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "Camp Young Judaea Midwest – Alumni Memories". Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "January 25, 1980 - Image 25". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "History". CAMP TAVOR dev. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
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