Camp Laurelwood
Camp Laurelwood has been serving the New Haven and surrounding Jewish communities since 1937. The camp is located in northern Madison, Connecticut, in the United States.
Serving up to 400 children in two sessions (4 weeks for the first session and 3 weeks for the second session), Laurelwood features activities like boating, archery, tennis and soccer in a Jewish cultural environment. The kosher kitchen is the center of camping activity serving kosher food to campers at the overnight camp. The facilities include:
- Main office
- 6 Tennis courts (two Lighted for night play)
- Chupah (covered basketball / stage / performance area)
- Two large teen cabins (super senior complex)
- Dance studio
- Gymnastics building
- Recreational hall
- Infirmary
- Arts and crafts building
- Nature and pioneering building
- Boating lake
- Archery
- Canteen
- Mess hall (dining room)
- Soccer field
- 2 Pools
- 2 Volleyball courts
- 3 Softball fields
- 4 Basketball courts
- Computer room
- Comprehensive high and low ropes courses
Camp Laurelwood Directors:
- 1942–1970: Lowell Gordon
- 1971–1984: Norman Feitelson
- 1985–2000: James A. Wolf
- 2001: Erik Patchkofsky
- 2002: Dan Oren
- 2003–2015: Ruth Ann Ornstein
- 2015-Present: Barnett Goldman (Acting)
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Coordinates: 41°21′22″N 72°37′24″W / 41.3562°N 72.6232°W
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