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Tawonga’s renowned work to champion inclusion and continuously innovate our programs has earned us some great press. For more information and press inquiries, please contact our Senior Communications Director, Casey Cohen.

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This California camp lets Jews of Color like me just be ourselves

October 2021

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Camp Tawonga receives ‘transformational’ $5 million gift

October 2021

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Bay Area synagogues hold outdoor in-person services for Rosh Hashanah

September 2021

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Keeping Summer Camps COVID Free

July 2021

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2021 Diller Educator Award to Meg Adler

May 2021

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Happy 95th Birthday to Camp Tawonga!

April 2021

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Working at a summer camp can launch your career (and your life)

April 2021

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Fortune's Interview with Tawonga's Jamie Simon

June 2020

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KQED Radio Story about Tawonga and Camp Closures

May 24, 2020

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Marin Independent Journal

Rosh Hashana festivities in San Rafael

September 29, 2019

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In face-to-face with Gov. Newsom, strong support for Jewish concerns

August 23, 2019

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At Camp Tawonga, Near Yosemite, an All-Gender Cabin Offers Respite

August 29, 2019

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In an All-Gender Cabin, Summer Campers ‘Don’t Have to Hide’

August 22, 2019

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Girls’ Side and Boys’ Side? Not at These Summer Camps

May 22, 2019

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Camp Tawonga to Introduce All-Gender Cabins

March 19, 2019

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Keshet Celebrates 20th Year of Camp for LGBTQ Families

September 6, 2018

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Going Beyond the Binary

April 24, 2018

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Camp Tawonga Among First to Offer Gender-Fluid Cabins

March 4, 2019

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Tawonga cancels summer season due to COVID-19

May 7, 2020

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Seven Reasons Studying Torah Fuels the Mind

January 1, 2019

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California Jewish Camp to try out all-gender cabins this summer

December 5, 2018

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Trump visa plan could ax Israelis as U.S. camp counselors

September 14, 2017

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B’nai Mitzvah their way: Tawonga program hands teens keys to their Judaism

May 28, 2017

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Welcome Back to Camp Tawonga

May 2017

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Confronting Our Biases

April 26, 2017

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Planting to Replenish

March 14, 2017

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Who Said Camp Has to Be in the Summer?

October 20, 2016

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A blast at the beach for Rosh Hashanah

October 6, 2016

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San Rafael celebration marks Jewish new year

October 3, 2016

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Keshet Family Camp’s Successful Year

September 15, 2016

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Making Keshet History

September 9, 2016

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Camps use Hebrew to strengthen Jewish identity

September 1, 2016

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How Jewish Camps Welcome LGBTQ Kids—and How They Don’t

August 12, 2016

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Shabbat at Camp Tawonga – heartfelt, high-energy, holy

August 4, 2016

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FJC Awards Innovative Engagement Grants to 8 Camps

June 27, 2016

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Strengthening the Bonds of our Jewish Community

April 5, 2016

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More Than Lanyards: Camp Shouldn’t Be Scary

March 2016

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Beyond the Bimah

January 28, 2016

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For transgender teens, Jewish rite of passage is a multi-layered transition

January 12, 2016

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More than 25 Years in the Making: New Tawonga ED Was Raised for Her Role

December 22, 2015

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Dear Sugar Radio

December 8, 2015

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Faces: Tawonga Tales

November 19, 2015

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Tawonga announces leadership changes

October 15, 2015

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Coming out at 3,800 feet: Tawonga teen makes public gender transition

September 17, 2015

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Rosh Hashanah at Joaquin Miller Park

September 17, 2015

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Hundreds Attend Jewish New Year Celebration

September 14, 2015

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Tackling the Transgender Question at Jewish Summer Camp

September 3, 2015

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Filling a Gap: New Program is Training Jewish Outdoor Leaders

August 5, 2015

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94-Year-Old Auschwitz Survivor Continues to Tell Her Story

January 27, 2015

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Repurposed trees hold chuppah and Tawonga community together

January 22, 2015

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Amid increased scrutiny and risk, camps grapple with teen sexuality

January 16, 2015

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Camper for life: Chance visit to Tawonga propels career amid redwoods

January 15, 2015

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Israel Hamas Conflict Felt at Jewish Summer Camps in the U.S.

July 23, 2014

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Butcher shop in Berkeley answering to a higher standard than kosher?

January 30, 2014

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Brothers weave crafty idea to raise funds for Camp Tawonga

October 24, 2013

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Rim Fire Burns Three Buildings at Camp Tawonga

August 29, 2013

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Camp Tawonga Issues Statement on Deadly Accident

July 3, 2013

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Going to Jewish camp changed the course of my life

April 25, 2013

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Sharing the Shabbat Vibe with his Fellow Israelis

August 2, 2012

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Piedmont Jewish Teens Volunteer on Sunday

April 22, 2012

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Tawonga Teens Follow Food’s Journey From its Source

January 19, 2012

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Welcoming Interfaith and All Kids to Our Inter-Denominational Jewish Summer Camp

July 30, 2012

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