by Jacob Fijman | Jan 12, 2023 | Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Thank You 2022 Donors! The support of our generous community has truly been the backbone of everything we do at Jacobs Camp. In 2022, we saw record enrollment numbers with over 525 campers attending one of our sessions, and we are on track for similar enrollment...
by Jacob Fijman | Oct 25, 2022 | Jacobs Blog, Jewish Arts & Culture, Summer 2022
Lights, Campers, Action! I knew my first Jacobs Camp summer would be a special experience, but I could not have expected Film with campers to exceed my expectations so much. As a former film major and current film nerd, I was so excited to bring my love of film to...
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 | Aug 1, 2022 | Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
The Power of Jacobs Camp I am/was an anxious parent — maybe it’s part of my Jewish neurosis or that’s just how I’m wired. And for any mom of a child who doesn’t fit within a conventional “box” (whatever that may be), parenting...
by Jacob Fijman | Jul 31, 2022 | Jacobs Blog, Jewish Arts & Culture, Summer 2022
Who Knows One? host, Micah Hart, Leads Podcasting at HSJ It’s been 20 years since I have last been to Jacobs in the summer. It’s truly amazing how the time passes – in many ways it feels like I just left, and in others I am well aware of how much has...
