Overview

• Camp Yeka’s inaugural Israel summer session began August 5, hosting displaced Ukrainian Jewish children in immersive religious and cultural activities
• The organization has identified a $70,000 operational shortfall and is urging donors to secure summer programs and ongoing outreach
• Earlier this month at Camp Yeka Ukraine, six campers embraced Bris Milah rites, reaffirming their personal and communal Jewish identity
• One longtime camper, Yan, overcame personal doubts and a non-Jewish friend’s threatened fallout to proceed with the covenant ceremony
• Following the Ukraine session, staff traveled to remote western towns to bring spiritual support and reconnect isolated Jewish families