Camp B'nai Brith (Ottawa) Explained

Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa
Native Name:מחנה בני ברית
Former Name:Ottawa Jewish Boy Scouts Camp
Location:7861 Chemin River
Quyon, Quebec, J0X 2V0
Pushpin Map:Canada Western Quebec
Pushpin Label:CBB
Principal Label:Director
Principal:Cindy Benedek
Type:Jewish summer camp
Gender:Co-educational
Age Range:7–16
Affiliation:OCA

Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa, also known as CBB of Ottawa, is a Jewish summer camp north-west of Ottawa, near Quyon, Quebec. The camp draws campers and staff from across Canada, the United States, Europe and Israel.

History

Lodge no. 885 of B'nai Brith Canada founded the Ottawa Jewish Boy Scouts Camp in 1935, sponsoring forty underprivileged local Jewish boy scouts who wished to attend summer camp.[1] The camp, which would become Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa, was originally located in Dubrobin near Fitzroy Harbour, serving the Jewish communities of Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal.[2] While sponsored by the Lodge, the camp was initially run under the strict supervision of the District Boy Scouts Association.[3]

Beginning in 1938, Camp B'nai Brith set aside two weeks for a girls camp at the conclusion of the boys' four week camp.[4] The camp moved its current site on the shore of the Ottawa River in Quyon, Quebec in 1946.[5]

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Camp B'nai Brith Ottawa. McGill Buckley. 23 November 2018.
  2. Book: Levine, Allan. Seeking the Fabled City: The Canadian Jewish Experience. Allan Levine. McClelland & Stewart. 2018. 978-0-7710-4805-0.
  3. http://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn81857. B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds. Ottawa Jewish Archives. 1935. O0005. http://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn81900. Jewish Boy Scout camp, Quyon, Quebec (Camp B'nai B'rith). Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
  4. http://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn81900. B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds. Ottawa Jewish Archives. . O0005. http://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn81900. Helen Zivian (Levine) and Ethel Leikin (Kesler) at Camp B'nai B'rith of Ottawa at Dunrobin, Ontario. Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20111201231748/http://www.cbbottawa.com/all-about-cbb.aspx. 1 December 2011. Our story. 2011. Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa. 21 June 2019. dead.
  6. Book: Nadel, Ira B.. Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen. London. Plexus. 751520830. 2011. 9780307367020.
  7. News: Celebrating 75 years and dufflebags of memories. Louise. Rachlis. 5 May 2010. Ottawa Citizen.