CAMP LISTINGS FOR 2021

CAMP YOUNG JUDAEA MIDWEST

We have six session options with fees from $2,750$9,800. Join the Camp Young Judaea Midwest family, where we provide a fun, safe and supportive environment for our campers to grow their connection to Judaism and to Israel.

CAMP TANUGA

Camp Tanuga is uniquely suited to provide children with an enriching experience they’ll never forget.

Friendships formed, confidence gained and the skills learned keep campers returning year after year.

An electronics-free environment featuring a full waterfront, flying trapeze, horseback riding, mountain biking and overnight camping help make Tanuga the place to be. Programs available for boys and girls age 6-15. Come experience the magic. GREENWOODS CAMP FOR BOYS

Greenwoods Camp for Boys is a community focused on character development. With 50+ activities, our campers build their own experience. Our pristine grounds offer state-of-the-art facilities with the great outdoors. Brotherhood is at the heart of the Greenwoods experience, a place for boys to discover who they are.

HEBREW FREE LOAN

If you want great experiences for your children but you aren’t quite sure how you can stretch your budget, an interest-free loan from Hebrew Free Loan could help you say yes to their summer adventures.

HILLEL DAY SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Join us for a fabulous summer! Camp Funtabulous is for children ages 2-5 and runs eight weeks beginning on June 14 through Aug. 6. Weekly themes involve hands-on learning, exploration in nature, gardening in our greenhouse and garden, creative play on our playground, water play and indoor fun. Activities foster social and emotional growth

Like sunshine and laughter, come experience why Summer Camp and Hillel are better together. For campers 2-5 years old.

For more information, contact Robin Pappas, Director of Early Education, at 248-539-1489 or rpappas@hillelday.org.

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and lifelong friendships begin. Our trained staff encourages, nurtures, teaches and supports campers every day. For more information, contact rpappas@ hillelday.org

LAWRENCE TECH SUMMER CAMPS

Academic summer camps for high school students interested in engineering, design, technology and science are taught by professors in modern labs and studios on LTU’s 107-acre Southfield campus.

ROEPER SUMMER CAMPS

From lacrosse to coding to theater, Roeper Summer Programs offers a variety of enriching and rewarding camp experiences to children throughout Metro Detroit. Diversity and respect for everyone’s potential are central characteristics of the community. TAMARACK CAMPS

For more information regarding our summer programs, please visit tamarackcamps.com or email weinstock@tamarackcamps. com. Tamarack Camps, Michigan’s premier Jewish summer camp, is home to 1,100 acres of woods, private lakes and nature trails. But more than that, it’s home to your next adventure.

WILLOWAY DAY CAMP INC.

Willoway Day Camp has been offering the best summer ever for generations of campers. We were proud to safely serve many families in 2020 and are looking forward to summer 2021! Our mature staff of teachers and leaders and acres of outstanding facilities combine to create lasting memories. The fun starts the moment the campers board the Willoway bus. Whether it’s making a splash or learning to swim in our two pools or enjoying our varied athletic fields, pond and lake programs, animal farm, nature trails and fishing or drama, dance, kayaking, go-karting, archery, tennis, golf and ga ga ga — at Willoway, it’s summer fun for everyone. American Camp Association accredited.

Marni (Weinstein) and Meghan Schroeder of Canton are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Mason Henry Schroeder. Mason’s grandparents are Dr. Lee and Debi Weinstein of Farmington Hills, and Marian and Jim Lima of Naperville, Ill. Mason is also the grandson of the late James Schroeder. Great-grandparents are Barbara and Seymore Weinstein of West Bloomfield. Mason is named in loving memory of his great-uncle Martin Weinstein and his great-grandpa Henry Horne.

Zachary Ryan Fogel, son of Randi and Ron Fogel, will chant from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. He will be joined in celebration by his siblings Jake and Ashley, and proud grandparents Sheri and Jeffrey Weiss, and Barry Fogel. He is also the grandchild of the late Sally Fogel. Zack is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. As part of his most meaningful mitzvah project, he created a Facebook event to raise funds and awareness for the Pancreatic Action Network in memory of his Grandma Sally.

Tony Blake Forbes will become a bar mitzvah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. He will be joined by his proud parents, Catherine and Nathan Forbes, along with his brothers Andrew and Aaron, his sister Caitlin and proud grandparents Maddie and Sidney Forbes, and Connie and (Tony) Jacob.

Tony is a seventh-grader at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. For his mitzvah project, he organized a donation drive to benefit children and families at the Children’s Center. The money raised was given in memory of his grandfather Papa Puff.

Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th.

For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@renmedia.us or (248) 351-5147 for information or for a mailed or emailed copy of guidelines.

Alyah Al-Azem has become engaged to Neil Harris. Alyah is the daughter of the beloved late Irene Begel Al-Azem and the late Rafat Al-Azem. Neil is the son of Janet and Paul Harris of Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Ms. Al-Azem earned a degree in sociology with a specialization in peace and conflict studies from Michigan State University. She is employed at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield.

Mr. Harris is the director of sales at ResultCo.

An October 2022 wedding is planned.

Randa and Richard Feldman of West Bloomfield commemorated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 27, 2020. Celebrating with their children and grandchildren in their social bubble, the family dressed up and went all the way to the dining room to enjoy a delicious brunch and many homemade desserts. The event also included Zoom calls with family and friends, many of whom also dressed up. Randa and Richard are the proud parents of Emily Feldman, and Carolyn and Andrew Blechman. Their delightful grandchildren are Gabriella and William Blechman.

Dr Gene and Reinart Gelzayd of Bloomfield Hills and Boca Raton, Fla., marked their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 18, 2020. They were married in the 14th St. Synagogue in San Francisco, Calif. They have three children, Dr. Brad (Julie) Gelzayd, Dena Tarson Gelzayd and Allison (Michael) Weinstein; seven wonderful grandkids, Justin (Becca) Gelzayd, Evan Gelzayd and Lauren Gelzayd, Lindsay Tarson and Dylan Tarson, and Phillip and Mathew Weinstein. An anniversary trip to Playa Largo, Fla., is planned.