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Schechter Spark

Join us Sunday, May 7 at 4pm PT to celebrate camp and honor Gordon and Saskia Schaeffer with the Migdal Or Award.

Event Chairs: Barbara Atlas, Sandy Menashe, and Alan Montrose

Join us Sunday, May 7 at 4pm PT to celebrate camp and honor Gordon and Saskia Schaeffer with the Migdal Or Award.

Event Chairs: Barbara Atlas, Sandy Menashe, and Alan Montrose

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Your investment goes directly to funding transformative, Jewish experiences and…

  • Ensuring that every family is able to attend camp.
  • Keeping tuition as low as possible.
  • Hiring and retaining super star talent.
  • Caring for all of our campers’ daily needs.
  • Keeping our community safe and secure.
  • Creating superior programming infused with Jewish content, ritual and themes.

Honoring Gordon & Saskia Schaeffer

Camp Solomon Schechter has been an integral part of the Schaeffer family life. Growing up in Portland with Rabbi Stampfer, camp has shaped their family’s Jewish identity. Gordon and Saskia are thankful to have been deeply impacted by camp themselves and to have made their impact on Camp Solomon Schechter for their children, for Jewish families across the Pacific Northwest, and the future of our Jewish community. They are grateful to be able to use their resources to give back in return and ensure that camp is here for the next generation and beyond, l’dor v’dor.

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The Rabbi Joshua & Goldie Stampfer, z”l, Migdal Or Award

The Migdal Or Award honors Rabbi Joshua & Goldie Stampfers’ legacy and commitment to Jewish life and camping.

A Migdal Or is a beacon of light. The award is given out to remarkable individuals that keep the spark of the Stampfer’s legacy alive and light the way for others to follow.

Rabbi Joshua & Goldie Stampfer are both the inspiration for the award as well as the first recipients in 2020.

Past Migdal Or Award Recipients

Judith & Garry Kahn – 2022
Gerry & C. Eugene (z”l) Huppin – 2021

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Your support helps us do the important work of creating Jewish identities and strengthening the Jewish community. Be the spark that continues to light the way for generations to come.

For more information email, lconley@campschechter.org.