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Campers2Gether

Boosting resilience and fostering connections among teens impacted by October 7

Campers2Gether supports traumatized Israeli youth and teens impacted by the horrors of October 7 and boosts their resilience through the summer camp experience. Launched by The Jewish Agency in 2024, the program provides young Israelis living in the shadow of the conflict a healing respite like no other as they form powerful connections at Jewish overnight camps around the world.

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Campers2Gether welcomed the first 1,000+ participants from the North and South of Israel to 49 camps in the US and around the world in the summer of 2024, followed by winter camps later in the year.

In April 2025, thanks to a generous three-year, $2.5 million annual matching commitment from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation, The Jewish Agency announced the Campers2Gether program will continue, with ~700 Israeli teens expected to attend Jewish overnight camps across North America in the summer of 2025. Campers2Gether is also made possible through partnerships with local Jewish federations and summer camps throughout North America.

Photo: Jen Roman for The Jewish Agency
Photo: Jen Roman for The Jewish Agency

“After October 7, I went into a very deep depression. But here at camp, I feel like I’m blooming. Everything I was before October 7, all the pieces of myself, I’m starting to find them. It’s as if I’m back to who I was before the war. This is what’s amazing about this experience.” -Omer, 15, a resident of Kibbutz Urim who participated in Campers2Gether in 2024, attending a camp in New York.