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For All Things Jacobs Camp, I Am Especially Grateful
When I was growing up, my parents taught me the importance of gratitude. One thing I am still incredibly grateful for today is having been able to spend eleven summers
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Preparing for Virtual Solelim
A few weeks ago, I received an email from Anna Herman asking if I would be interested in a “virtual Solelim program” this summer. I, almost without thinking, said I
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The Choices We Make
Hi, my name is Joshua. I have been a camper at Henry S. Jacobs Camp for 8 years, but Jacobs Camp goes way back in my history. My dad grew
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Rudi Scheidt – A Jewish Legacy
On Sunday, April 12th, 2020, Rudi E. Scheidt passed away in his Memphis home surrounded by his family. While it has been two months since Rudi’s death, no amount of
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Big Dreams for Camp Continue – From Linda to Gary
Camp has always taught me to find gratitude in difficult moments. We are in one right now of course, because we should be spending this moment together, at camp. We
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A Camper’s Perspective – by Ellie and Megan
Knowing that I am not able to go to camp this summer has not been easy. Thinking about what could have been another amazing year of Jacobs Magic still sometimes
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One of the Greatest Joys of My Life
I know that we are all heartbroken that we couldn’t be physically together – and at home – in Utica for Gary Lazarus’s installation, but one of the few benefits
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How Camp has Affected My View on Social Justice
Though we are not at Jacobs Camp right now, that doesn’t mean the magic can’t be with us. It’s sad to wake up every day and wonder what we would
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What HSJ365 Has Given Our Family
Over the last thirteen weeks, we’ve all dealt with our fair share of disappointments, cancellations, and altered plans. As schools (and our world as we knew it) started shutting down
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Where We Are Now
2020 has been a crazy year so far from the fires in Australia to COVID-19 to the recent protests for racial equality and justice. Like most people, I was disappointed
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