Following a break it took last year due to the coronavirus, the Jewish Agency is back at work to connect Diaspora Jewry to Israel. In June, it is sending 1,300 emissaries to summer camps across North America to work as councilors.
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The emissaries have been chosen from thousands of applicants and tasked with educating the 150,000 Jewish youngsters expected to attend the camps this summer.
For the first time in its history, the agency was forced to cancel most of its camps last year due to the outbreak of the pandemic. The few camps that did stay open had to transition to Zoom. They held Jewish programs for youngsters that spent last summer indoors due to multiple lockdowns.
"Summer camps are one of the most important projects for shaping the young generation's Jewish identity," said Amira Ahronoviz, the Jewish Agency's Director-General. "The Jewish Agency's delegation will continue to work to strengthen the Jewish youth's connection to Israel. The goal is doubly important this year, given the fact that last year the camps were canceled due to COVID."
