Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History

Interview with Jared Noffsinger and Edward Scooter Stein, August 5, 2018

Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries

 

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00:00:00 - Jared Noffsinger's history with Camp Shalom

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Partial Transcript: Good morning, I'm Scooter Stein.

Segment Synopsis: Jared Noffsinger describes his history with Camp Shalom, from his time as a camper in the mid-1990s, to becoming a counselor-in-training, to becoming a counselor for the pre-teen campers.

Keywords: 1993; 1994; 2013; Bugs; Cabins; Cooking specialists; Counselors; Counselors-in-training; Gesher; Jewish youth; Putt putt golf; Science specialists; Staff; Summer camps; Temple Adath Israel; Woodmen of the World

Subjects: Childhood; Day camps.; Jewish camps; Jewish children; Jewish leadership--Kentucky--Lexington; Lexington (Ky.)

00:02:45 - The importance of overnight activities at Camp Shalom

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Partial Transcript: And so, um, the, the big thing with, uh, with Gesher is that they have an overnight.

Segment Synopsis: Noffsinger discusses the difference between a day camp and an overnight camp in terms of its effect on campers' cultural experience and Jewish identity.

Keywords: Activities; Campers; Camping; Cultural experiences; Jewish experience; Jewish identity; Jewish youth; Kentucky; Memories; Overnight camping; Overnights; Song sessions; Summer camps

Subjects: Childhood; Day camps.; Jewish camps; Jewish children; Jewish leadership--Kentucky--Lexington; Jews--Identity.; Judaism.; Lexington (Ky.); Religion

00:06:46 - Impact of Camp Shalom on Jewish identity

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Partial Transcript: Now I, I went to camp, as Jared mentioned, I went to camp in the mid-nineties.

Segment Synopsis: Scooter Stein talks about his history at Camp Shalom, beginning in the mid-1990s. He and Noffsinger discuss how Camp Shalom brought together children from the various Jewish denominations. They talk about the importance of Camp Shalom in teaching children Jewish tradition and identity and making them feel part of a community. The interview is concluded.

Keywords: Activities; Campers; Communities; Community; Connections; Conservative Judaism; Cultural experiences; Events; Impact; Jewish experience; Jewish identity; Jewish tradition; Jewish youth; Kentucky; Outdoors; Overnights; Programs; Reform Judaism; Summer camps; Togetherness; Woodmen of the World

Subjects: Childhood; Day camps.; Jewish camps; Jewish children; Jewish leadership--Kentucky--Lexington; Jews--Identity.; Judaism.; Lexington (Ky.); Religion