Valuable resource.Aaron Ziegelman, founder and president of Gala Resources, has donated $1 million to Camp JRF JRF Joseph Rowntree Foundation (UK social policy research and development charity) JRF Jewish Reconstructionist Federation JRF Journal of Religion and Film JRF Jordan River Foundation JRF Jackie Robinson Foundation , the overnight summer camp for children and teens sponsored by the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. With enrollment growing every summer, the camp will use the contribution to purchase land to serve as its permanent home. Camp JRF has launched a search for a site in the Northeast, focusing on such regions as the Catskills, the Poconos and the Berkshires. JRF president Daniel Cedarbaum joined Aaron and his wife, Marjorie, in announcing the $1 million donation at an awards ceremony in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. hosted by the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation on April 1. "Camp JRF helps to infuse in·fuse v. 1. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles. 2. To introduce a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes. Jewish youth with the spirit and culture of the Reconstructionist movement," said Cedarbaum. "Aaron and Marjorie Ziegelman's generous contribution will allow the camp to find a permanent home sooner than anticipated, and also help us meet the growing demand for the camp's services." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Rabbi rabbi [Heb.,=my master; my teacher], the title of a Jewish spiritual leader. The role of the rabbi has undergone a number of transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were primarily teachers and interpreters of the Torah. Eisenstat, the camp focuses on teaching Jewish riving skills and allows campers to "build character and cultivate cul·ti·vate tr.v. cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates 1. a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till. b. respect and understanding for Jewish traditions through the Reconstructionist approach. "Camp JRF serves children entering grades 5 through 12. It also offers a simultaneous leadership training program for teens. Ziegelman has a long record as a philanthropist. He has served as chairman of the real estate division of the UJA-Federation and chairman of the American Society for the Cameri Theatre. |
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