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Elite $42K California private school axes beloved Jewish summer camp — as parents erupt

California Post·Bianca Heyward·about 1 month ago
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An elite private school has yanked a beloved student camping trip because of its ties to Israel — sparking fury from parents. Prospect Sierra School, a progressive K-8 in East Bay, cut its longtime relationship with Camp Tawonga, a 100-year-old Jewish summer camp, over its Israel connections. The school ditched its annual middle-school retreat at the Yosemite-adjacent camp after a handful of students and parents complained about Tawonga’s “alignment” with the country, according to J Weekly . Camp Tawonga Facebook/Camp Tawonga Nisa Frank, Prospect Sierra’s head of school. Prospect Sierra The camp hosts shlichim—young Israeli emissaries who serve as counselors after completing their mandatory military service—and refused to cave to demands to issue a political statement on the war in Gaza.…

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