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4th Night Memories – Meeting the Love of My Life Outside the Dining Hall
My first summer at Jacobs Camp was first session in 1973 as a camper in Cabin 1. Little did I know that in 1979, I would meet the love of
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3rd Night Memories – The Feeling of Rolling Through the Gate on Morrison Road
After 50 years of magic-making, we can take pride in the fact that Jacobs Camp has thrived to an extent that surely exceeds the fondest hopes of the founding leaders
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2nd Night Memories – “I Have Been Waiting for This Day All Year!”
I have been connected to the Camp on many levels over a span of 50+ year: I was President of SoFTY (now NFTY, Southern Region) and held a shovel when
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1st Night Memories – Contributions to Something Called C.A.S.T.
My earliest memory related to Jacobs Camp dates to 1968, when my Bar Mitzvah gifts included a large number of white cards announcing that contributions in my honor had been
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What does “Olim” mean?
What does “Olim” mean? I’m not asking for a Hebrew-to-English translation. I’m asking in a much narrower way that’s relevant only in Utica, Mississippi: what does it mean to be
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Zerizut: Getting Psyched for Camp!
Wow! As I am writing to you, over 350 campers are registered to be welcomed home to Jacobs Camp in the summer of 2021. Over 250 on the first day
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More Than the 2 Months in Utica…
At the Kabbalat Shabbat after camp was cancelled, I spoke about the importance of our community. I said “We work together, we play together, and sometimes we grieve together.” These
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Jacobs Just Got a SUPER UPGRADE! Meet David: The Facilities Committee Chair
My name is David Zapletal, originally from Jackson, MS, now residing in New Orleans, and I am serving as the Facilities Committee Chair. Like the lucky few, I met my
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The Future of Jacobs Camp is Bright: Summer 2021 Recruitment
I’m Melissa Bloomfield, the new Recruitment Committee Chair for the Jacobs Camp Committee. Like many of you, Jacobs Camp is a place that means a lot to me and my
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Timeless Magic
The shock has subsided. We live with the reality that there will be no Jacobs Magic this summer, at least not the way it has been experienced for the past
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