Ambassadors to the UK Update #5 Dear Friends and Family, Hi! Tuesday we had a fun day of playing sports and engaging in other activities with our teams and spending time with everyone on camp. Then yesterday we had a very meaningful program about the Holocaust. The week is moving along with afternoon color war [...]

Ambassadors to the UK Update #4 Dear Friends and Family, The past few days have been very exciting for us here at camp! Yesterday we spent a lot of time with our groups learning and participating in various activities. We ended our day with a fun Israel-themed carnival where we learned how to make hummus, [...]

Ambassadors to the UK Update #3 Dear Friends and Family, Camp has been great; all of the teens are mixing in well with the UK teens and are making new friends and great memories here in Northern England! On Friday we engaged in lots of new and exciting activities and then celebrated our first of [...]

Ambassadors to the UK Update #2 Dear Friends and Family, Yesterday started with a visit to the Shakespeare Globe Theatre, where we visited a museum, watched play rehearsal and enjoyed a guided tour of the theatre. After working up an appetite, we filled our bellies at Borough Market, one of London’s most eclectic food markets. [...]

Ambassadors to the UK Update #1 Dear Friends and Family, Hi! We have had an exciting first two days here in London! Monday we explored the Windsor Castles, saw Harry Potter’s Platform 9 3/4, and had dinner at a local buffet-style restaurant. Then Tuesday we went to Westminster and saw Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Trafalgar [...]

Ambassadors to Bulgaria 2017 Update # 4 July 4 Dear Friends and Family, On Monday we traveled to tour Bulgaria’s second largest city, Plovdiv – a city upon layers of cities. Today you can find the remains of an ancient amphitheater, stadium and much more. Plovdiv is also known for is six hills that dot [...]

Ambassadors to Bulgaria 2017 Update # 3 Hello Friends and Family, We had a fun filled weekend, which started with a visit to the open-air museum, Etara. This small village showcases the traditional crafts of Bulgaria, including a bakery, confectionary, blacksmiths, woodcarvers and more! After we made our way to the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. [...]

Ambassadors to Bulgaria 2017 Update # 2 June 30 Hello Friends and Family, We have continued our journey to the small town of Sliven, where a small but active Jewish Community still calls home. We fulfilled an important need by cleaning and restoring the Jewish section of their local cemetery. Later, we met with the [...]

Ambassadors to Bulgaria 2017 Update 1 – June 27 Ambassadors to Bulgaria began when 30 North Americans met 18 new European friends at the Sofia Airport.  The Americans were met with cheering and signs of welcome, before we boarded the bus and started our drive to the beautiful Sea Side of Bulgaria.  We concluded our [...]