FJC Surveys … the results are in!
February 27, 2011 by Herzl Camp Admin, under Herzl, Beyond Webster, Letters from Staff.
By Drea Lear
Ever wondered why you love your camp friends so much? Ever wondered why you are paying for camp tuition when the kids could stay home and hang out with you all summer? Ever asked yourself – What makes these people different than all other people?
Well here’s the answer.
The Foundation for Jewish Camp analyzed and tabulated the results from Jewish population studies from 26 communities. The surveys measured Jewish identification and participation in Jewish life as an adult. They examined the difference in responses between those who attended Jewish camp as children and those who did not.
Campers were more engaged and connected in every single category!
As adults, campers are:
- 55% more likely to feel very emotionally connected to Israel
- 21% more likely to feel that being Jewish is very important
- 37% more likely to light candles regularly for Shabbat
- 45% more likely to go to schul at least once a month
- 25% more likely to donate to a Jewish charity
- 30% more likely to donate to a Jewish federation
- 26% more likely to be a synagogue member
Last summer, 70,000 young people went to Jewish overnight camp in North America – 700 of them in Webster, Wisconsin.
Herzl Camp – making mensches since 1946…