Camp Massad (Manitoba)

Camp Massad
מחנה מסד

Formation	1953
Type	Jewish summer camp
Headquarters	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Location	Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba
Official language	Hebrew
Website	www.campmassad.ca
Formerly called	Massad Gimmel

Camp Massad (Machaneh Massad/מחנה מסד in Hebrew) is a Hebrew-speaking Jewish summer camp for campers aged 7 to 16 located at Winnipeg Beach in Manitoba, Canada. Massad was founded in 1953 as a member of the Canadian Massad movement. Leona Billinkoff was the first camp mother and administrator. The camp attracts campers from Winnipeg, Manitoba, other parts of Canada and various cities in the United States, features a kosher kitchen, and contains over 20 acres (81,000 m²) of private forest.^[1]

Notable alumni

References

↑ Camp Massad

Jewish overnight summer camps in Canada

Alberta	Camp BB – Riback

British Columbia	Camp Hatikvah Camp Miriam

Manitoba	B'nai Brith Camp Camp Massad

Nova Scotia	Camp Kadimah

Ontario	Camp Gesher Camp Moshava Camp Northland – B'nai Brith Camp Ramah Camp Shalom Camp Shomria Camp Solelim URJ Camp George

Quebec	Camp B'nai Brith of Montreal Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa Camp Kinneret-Biluim Camp Massad Pripstein's Camp Mishmar Y Country Camp

See also: History of the Jews in Canada

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