Jewish camps are more popular than ever.
Those in the field say that demand far exceeds the supply and that many older camps are in need of refurbishing. Eleven Reform and seven Conservative camps exist in North America. There are also a couple of dozen Zionist camps sponsored by organizations such as Young Judaea, HaBonim Dror and B'nai Akiba, as well as 23 camps sponsored by Jewish community centers. Altogether about 105 Jewish camps are located in North America, serving about 4 percent of Jewish children every year. Several new sites have been built and others refurbished, including UAHC Camp Newman, which opened in 1997 in Santa Rosa.