Camp Massad (Manitoba)

Maḥaneh Massad) is a Jewish summer camp located north of Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, in the Interlake Region near Winnipeg.

[2] The camp attracts campers from Winnipeg, other parts of Canada and various cities in the United States.

[4] The camp was founded in 1953 by members of Habonim under the leadership of Soody Kleiman, supported by the Keren Hatarbut.

[5] Eddie Yuditsky, principal of the Winnipeg Hebrew School, served as Massad's first director and Leona Billinkoff as the first 'camp mother' (a position she would keep until 1978).

[7] The Hebrew Congregation of Winnipeg Beach synagogue, founded in 1950, moved to the site of Camp Massad in 1998.