Y Country Camp
Location
130 Chemin du Lac Blanc
Huberdeau, Quebec, JOT 1G0[1]
Coordinates46°02′04″N 74°39′21″W / 46.03458°N 74.65592°W / 46.03458; -74.65592
Information
Former nameYM-YWHA Country Camp
TypeJewish summer camp
Religious affiliation(s)Judaism
Established1962 (1962)
DirectorMarni Schlomowitz
GenderCo-educational
Age range7-17
Websiteycountrycamp.com

The Harry Bronfman Y Country Camp (YCC), formerly known as the YM-YWHA Country Camp, is a Jewish summer camp in Huberdeau, Quebec. It affiliated with the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA in Montreal.[2]

History

The YM-YWHA Country Camp was founded in 1962 with a capital fund campaign led by Joe Rubin,[3] with Saidye and Samuel Bronfman as "honorary patrons."[4] It began operating in June 1963, social worker Bernard Scotch serving as its first director.[5][6] The camp hosted 545 children in its first year of operation,[7] and some 800 by 1965.[8]

In 1977, YCC merged with Camp Wooden Acres due to low registration at the former. Plans to open a senior citizen's section were cancelled to accommodate the new campers.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Dashefsky, Arnold; Sheskin, Ira M., eds. (2020). American Jewish Year Book. Springer. p. 489. ISBN 978-3-030-78706-6.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Y Country Camp. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Y.M.-Y.W.H.A." The Canadian Jewish Review. Vol. 44, no. 26. March 30, 1962. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "YM-WYHA Camp Campaign". The Canadian Jewish Review. Vol. 44, no. 21. February 23, 1962. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "New Country Camp to Open on June 30". The Montreal Star. Vol. 95, no. 125. p. 38.
  6. ↑ Angus, Janet (July 8, 1963). "Camp Won't Change Child's Character, Declares Director of YM-YWHA Camp". The Montreal Star. Vol. 95, no. 158. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "The Local Scene". The Gazette. August 19, 1963. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "YM-YWHA Camp Sets '66 Registration Drive". The Montreal Star. Vol. 97, no. 296. p. 49.
  9. ↑ "Camps Merge". The Canadian Jewish News. May 6, 1977. p. 10.
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