My brother who now lives in Jacksonville at one time lived in a condo project on the other side of Sylvan Lake. Kinder-Ring Were your parents in Workman's Circle? Kindervelt was run by Farband (Yiddish speaking members of the Labor Zionist movement). I went there in 1962, and 1965-1969. In 1970 I went on an 8 week cross country trip with my parents and siblings (the last time I traveled with the family), and in 1971 I went on a trip to Israel.
My parents weren't members of Workman's Circle, but they sent me and my brother to Kinder-Ring, after my cousins began attending. The place also did have guest bungalows, and the vacationers were in that area.
Workman's Circle seemed to have really good programs.
I remember that Kindervelt (yup-right across the lake), was described as the Socialist summer camp *g*--even as a camper, I wondered how that would translate into activities, as I didn't perceive my own experience as heavily political--unless one would term oppression by cliques as political.
We did learn about important figures from Jewish culture/history, and had a little instruction in Yiddish (learning songs for Maccabean Games, we also had to learn songs in Yiddish).
But the camping program was well-rounded. The Workmen's Circle seems to be a mensch!
Rod Steiger went to Kinder-Ring, too--many years before I did, though.
Kindervelt was in Orange county on the other side of the Hudson. It also had a strong emphasis on Jewish culture, history, and Zionism with songs in both Hebrew and Yiddish but not heavily socialist (unlike, say, Habonim). Kindervelt is mentioned in Samuel Friedman's book "Jew Vs Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry."
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Date: 2006-01-18 01:31 am (UTC)Was there in 1968, 1069 & 1970. To give you an idea--in 1970, I went on the Teen Trip to Niagra Falls. I hung out with a guy from Canarsie that week.
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Date: 2006-01-18 05:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-21 04:06 am (UTC)Workman's Circle seemed to have really good programs.
I remember that Kindervelt (yup-right across the lake), was described as the Socialist summer camp *g*--even as a camper, I wondered how that would translate into activities, as I didn't perceive my own experience as heavily political--unless one would term oppression by cliques as political.
We did learn about important figures from Jewish culture/history, and had a little instruction in Yiddish (learning songs for Maccabean Games, we also had to learn songs in Yiddish).
But the camping program was well-rounded. The Workmen's Circle seems to be a mensch!
Rod Steiger went to Kinder-Ring, too--many years before I did, though.
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Date: 2006-01-22 12:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-22 07:48 pm (UTC)My late Aunt Ida was active in union organizing (ILGWU) as a young woman--I believe that she was a Socialist, though we didn't discuss politics.