by Jacob Fijman | Apr 18, 2023 | Alumni, Caring Community, Friendships
Where Strangers Become Friends, and Friendships Last Forever Truer words have never been spoken, which was evident on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in Memphis, TN for an alumni reunion. While it was not the Utica woods, a group of former campers, staff, and even some...
by Jacob Fijman | Dec 20, 2022 | Alumni, Friendships, Jacobs Blog
Introduction to Jacobs Camp To say that Henry S. Jacobs Camp had a significant impact on the trajectory of my life would be the understatement of the century! This was where I met the love of my life, Scott Levine, established many life-long friendships and developed...
by Jacob Fijman | Sep 20, 2022 | Alumni, Friendships, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Jacobs Camp: The Gift that Keeps on Giving Growing up there was no happier place for me than the grounds of HSJ. I spent every summer there from 3rd grade until college. Even today as an adult, driving though those gates makes me feel warm and fuzzy like...
by Jacob Fijman | Nov 11, 2021 | Alumni, Friendships, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
“J-A-C-O-B-S, Jacobs is our name. Hey!” Show your camp spirit by purchasing a re-booted vintage HSJ t-shirt. Were you at camp when it was the Henry S. Jacobs Camp Institute? Do you know where your 80s-90s Staff t-shirt is? Have you always wanted that HSJ...
by Jacob Fijman | Jun 1, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Jewish Arts & Culture, Summer
As a happy Jacobs camper for 7 years, I always imagined that I’d be on staff once I became old enough and got to college. I had amazing counselors when I was there and knew I wanted to help recreate that experience for new campers as soon as I could. Unfortunately,...
by Jacob Fijman | May 24, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Summer, Youth & Family
Everyone’s a winner at Jacobs Camp. These are the words that I remember most after finishing a schvitzy game of machanayim or an intense yet stationary rafterball match. As I enter my 13th summer at HSJ, I cannot help but smile when I remember the almost instantaneous...
