Camp Judaea (NC)
A Little Bit of Israel in the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Established in 1961, Camp Judaea is a Jewish, Israel-centered summer camp community for campers ages 7-15 located in Hendersonville, NC. At CJ, we offer a wide variety of fun activities in a loving family atmosphere allowing campers to grow and even transform themselves every summer they return. Camp Judaea allows campers to explore, learn and grow while being surrounded by unconditional love and acceptance. We know and understand each child individually and embrace them in a caring summer family where life-long friendships develop and are nurtured.
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Meet The Director
Lori Zeligman
Lori has a long history with Young Judaea and Camp Judaea as a camper, staffer, and Assistant Director (2009-2011 & 2018-2021).
Lori has a BA in Judaic Studies from the American Jewish University, a Master’s Degree in Jewish Education from Siegal College of Case Western University, and a certificate in HR management from the University of Georgia. While in college, Lori studied abroad in Israel at Ben-Gurion University and discovered her love to travel all over the world.
After leaving CJ in 2011, Lori worked at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta as the Director of Camp Isidore Alterman. Then she worked in corporate as a Human Resources Generalist at BrandBank. Being extremely passionate about Informal Jewish experiences, Lori returned to Camp Judaea in 2018.
Lori is originally from Augusta, GA but currently resides in Atlanta where she was recently awarded 2022 Top 40 under 40 by The Atlanta Jewish Times. Lori has been trained as an Associate Visitor for the American Camp Association in hopes of helping other camps in their accreditation process.
Lori met her husband, Michael, at Camp Judaea and they love sharing the CJ experience with their children, Molly and Bram. Lori’s favorite activity at camp is Rikkud and you can find her every Saturday night, at Havdallah, dancing on the basketball court with the campers and staff!
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