Camp B'nai Brith (Ottawa)

Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa (Hebrew: מַחֲנֶה בְּנֵי בְּרִית‎), also known as CBB of Ottawa, is a Jewish summer camp north-west of Ottawa, near Quyon, Quebec. The camp draws campers and staff from across Canada, the United States, Europe and Israel.[1]

Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa מחנה בני ברית
Location
7861 Chemin River Quyon, Quebec, J0X 2V0
Coordinates	45.524746°N 76.186153°W
Information
Former name	Ottawa Jewish Boy Scouts Camp
Type	Jewish summer camp
Established	1935
Director	Cindy Benedek
Gender	Co-educational
Age range	7–16
Affiliation	OCA
Website	cbbottawa.com

History

Lodge no. 885 of B'nai Brith Canada founded the Ottawa Jewish Boy Scouts Camp in 1935, sponsoring forty underprivileged local Jewish boy scouts who wished to attend summer camp.[1] The camp, which would become Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa, was originally located in Dubrobin near Fitzroy Harbour, serving the Jewish communities of Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal.[2] While sponsored by the Lodge, the camp was initially run under the strict supervision of the District Boy Scouts Association.[3]

Beginning in 1938, Camp B'nai Brith set aside two weeks for a girls camp at the conclusion of the boys' four week camp.[4] The camp moved its current site on the shore of the Ottawa River in Quyon, Quebec in 1946.[5]

Notable alumni

• Leonard Cohen, poet and singer-songwriter[6]
• Noah Cantor, football player[7]
• Boris Cherniak, hypnotist[7]
• Saul Rubinek, actor and director[7]

See also

• Camp B'nai Brith of Montreal

References

1. "Camp B'nai Brith Ottawa". McGill Buckley. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
2. Levine, Allan (2018). Seeking the Fabled City: The Canadian Jewish Experience. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 978-0-7710-4805-0.
3. "Jewish Boy Scout camp, Quyon, Quebec (Camp B'nai B'rith)" (1935). B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds, Fonds: O0005. Ottawa Jewish Archives, Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
4. "Helen Zivian (Levine) and Ethel Leikin (Kesler) at Camp B'nai B'rith of Ottawa at Dunrobin, Ontario" (c. 1938). B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds, Fonds: O0005. Ottawa Jewish Archives, Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
5. "Our story". Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
6. Nadel, Ira B. (2011). Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen. London: Plexus. ISBN 9780307367020. OCLC 751520830.
7. Rachlis, Louise (5 May 2010). "Celebrating 75 years and dufflebags of memories". Ottawa Citizen.