Camp Gan Israel Atlanta
At Camp Gan Israel our staff and camp counselors come with prior camp experience and a desire to work with youth. The safety of our campers is our top priority, and we take our responsibility very seriously. Every staff member is thoroughly vetted, including a full criminal background check.
Liba Leah Gurary, our Executive Director has many years of day camp experience. During the year, she runs our highly acclaimed Sunday Hebrew program.
Liba takes great pride in our on-going, comprehensive staff training program. Her extensive experience with pre-schoolers through teenagers makes her a valuable friend and administrator to our camp throughout the summer
We take great pride in our commitment to recruiting, training and keeping the highest quality staff in the camping profession. We strive to have dedicated small groups with exceptional staff supervision. This ensure the best possible care, instruction and supervision for our campers.
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Meet The Director
Mrs. Liba Leah Gurary
Liba Leah Gurary is a Chabad-Lubavitch shlucha (emissary) and community leader, known especially for her work alongside her husband in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been active in Jewish communal and educational life, particularly within the Hebrew-speaking Israeli community.
Family and Background:
She is the daughter of Rabbi Yossi New, a longtime Chabad rabbi in Georgia who served at Congregation Beth Tefillah.
Liba Leah is married to Rabbi Menachem (Mendy) Gurary.
Together they have six children.
Community Leadership & Activities:
She co-directs the Chabad Israeli Center in Atlanta with her husband. This center serves as a vibrant hub for Hebrew-speaking Jews and Israelis living in the Atlanta area, offering prayer services, classes in Hebrew, holiday programming, and social gatherings.
Under their leadership, the center expanded its facilities to include a shul (synagogue), classrooms, children’s play and youth spaces, a kosher kitchen, and a community social hall to better serve the local population.
Role as a Shlucha & Educator:
Liba Leah is involved in Jewish education and outreach — including work with children’s programs — and participates in broader Chabad-Lubavitch activities and conferences for women emissaries (Kinus Hashluchos), where she engages with and gains inspiration from other shluchos worldwide.
Public Profile:
She has been mentioned in community news as an active participant and leader in Chabad events. For example, she attended the international women emissaries’ conference multiple times, helping represent the Atlanta Jewish community and further her work as a shlucha.
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