"A WORTHY USE OF SUMMER": JEWISH SUMMER CAMPING IN AMERICA

Curated by Jenna Weissman Joselit
A WORTHY USE OF SUMMER: JEWISH SUMMER CAMPS, 1900-1950 explored the social and cultural meanings of Jewish summer camping and its relationship to the ongoing creation of American Jewish identity. Arguing that summer camps were central community institutions, which can shed light on the educational and social values of American Jewish communities, the exhibit examined how different groups of American Jews--from Orthodox to Yiddishist to Zionist--used summer camping as a vehicle for the expression of their ideals.

Pictures from the exhibition