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The history of educational summer camps in American Reform Judaism. Reform Judaism is not the only religious community in America to make the summer camp experience a vital part of a faith community's effort to impart its values and beliefs to its adolescents, but perhaps no group relied more on summer camp as an adjunct to home and community for this purpose. Summer camp became an important part of Reform group identity, a bulwark against the attraction of assimilation into the greater society and mere nominal Judaism. These essays, which commemorate the fiftieth anniversary

Jewish religious education --- Reform Judaism --- Jewish camps --- Jewish religious camps --- Religious camps, Jewish --- Camps --- Jewish children --- Religious camps --- History. --- Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (Oconomowoc, Wis.) --- OSRUI --- Union for Reform Judaism.