August 2-12, 2010/Av 5770 Community and the Arts: Two Integral Parts of the Jewish Agency Summer Camp in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine  Ages: 14-17 Budding artists could be found all around the Art Midrasha summer camp in Kyiv (Kiev). The Art Midrasha concept encourages campers to grow Jewishly through creating art. This summer, each camper chose one of eight different art studios to work on a topic and art technique that interested them.  One could, for instance, choose to learn about Jewish history and culture through painting, music, photography, literature, and other media. Read more...    July 18-25, 2010/Av 5770 Campers in Kishinev, Moldova break the Abraham Code, discover Israeli art, explore the joys of Shabbat. Ages: 14-16  During a week-long Jewish Agency summer camp in Kishinev, Moldova, campers were on a quest to break the Abraham Code. A game modeled after the Da Vinci Code, it encouraged them to delve into the many wonders of Judaism, Jewish history and tradition. The campers were thrilled with all their discoveries and expressed this in a variety of ways. Read more... Some campers decided to work in Piven's style and made portraits of famous Jewish and Israeli personalities, others drew counselors and campers. July 11 – 18, 2010 Campers Explore What Israel Means to Them in Yekaterinburg, Russia Ages: 13-16  This summer camp was devoted to deepening the campers' connection to Israel. The counselors, both local and Israeli, were a resource for the participants. By sharing their personal stories, lecturing on life in Israel, and leading group discussions, the counselors made Israel come alive for campers, many of whom have never visited the far-away Jewish State. Read more...   Campers were encouraged to explore their connection to Israel June 2-8, 2010 The "Holiday Vacation" in St. Petersburg  Ages: 7-10 The summer camps in the FSU began operations in early June. One of the first summer camps to open the season was held in a beautiful camp site near the village of Repino, an hour's drive from St. Petersburg. This camp had 70 campers, ages 7 – 10 and 15 counselors. Read more... Summer camp is a lot of FUN for campers and counselors, alike.   June 24th - July 7th, 2010 Engaging in 'Dialogue' at the Summer Camp in Moscow Ages: 11- 13 'Dialogue' was the theme of this summer camp. A total of 130 campers participated in this camp, ages 11 – 13. The campers took part in a multitude of lively 'dialogues'; with themselves, between the generations, with Israel, and with Jewish Communities around the world. The campers were divided into smaller groups. The Philosophy group, for example, studied the Jewish Family looking at its uniqueness and peculiarities. The theme was presented through family values and heirlooms which were passed down from generation to generation. Read more...     July 22 – 28th, 2010 The Jews of the FSU meet Israel in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Ages: 17+ All sorts of exciting meetings took place at the summer camp in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Campers met with one another, reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones. They met up with famous Jewish historical figures of the past and present and had the opportunity to meet and learn about Israel, its history, people, and culture. Read more...   July 22-29th, 2010, Av 5770  "From a Dream to the State of Israel" - Kharkov, Ukraine Ages: 17+ Sometimes when we think of summer camp, we conjure up visions of meeting up with old and new friends, spending long, hot summer days at the pool or lake, playing fun games, and singing camp songs. At the Jewish Agency summer camps in the FSU, the campers do all the above and much more. Take the summer camp in Kharkov, Ukraine, for example. In this week-long camp, the campers not only met their friends, participated in sporting competitions and art and crafts activities but they also took part in a variety of seminars and workshops on a vast range of topics. Read more...   July 11-18th, 2010, Av 5770  "Camp on Wheels", Belarus Ages: 18+ Сamp on Wheels is a unique model of a summer camp that combines volunteer work with an educational tour of Jewish sites and is only possible in the former Pale of Settlement, now Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine and Lithuania. This year, the first term of Camp on Wheels focused on renovating the Jewish cemetery in Volozhin. Read more...

About our Activities For nearly two decades, our network of summer and winter camps in the former Soviet Union have reached tens of thousands of children, teens, university-age students and their families, connecting them to their heritage, Israel and the Jewish people. The week-long summer camps, which operate in over 14 cities and towns, immerse campers in a week of Jewish life, learning and culture. About our Impact Camp is a cultural lifeline for youth, especially in small peripheral cities and towns where it is often the only Jewish educational activity the entire year. It also encourages campers to further explore their heritage and become involved in youth clubs, Sunday schools, and Jewish holiday celebrations.  Nearly 50% of campers return to camp and many become community leaders.  Former campers are also prime candidates for short and long–term programs in Israel such as Taglit- Birthright Israel and MASA. About our Partners Camping in the FSU would not be possible without the critical partnership of: Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta The Associated-Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC) International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Minneapolis Jewish Federation UJA– Federation of New York UJA– Federation of New York, Keshet Fund Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco County Minneapolis Jewish Federation United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh Nathan  T. Sedley Memorial Fund Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County Jewish Federation of St. Louis Syracuse Jewish Federation Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Jodi Schwartz Visit our complete photo gallery at