Discussion Questions
- This is a picture of “Bunk 25” at Camp Kinderland in the 1940s, a secular Jewish camp. The sign over the campers’ heads is in Yiddish and says “Arbeter Kinder Kagan Milchama” or “Worker Children Against War”. What do you observe in the picture?
- Based on what you see in the picture, what do you think are some of the goals of Camp Kinderland?
- What kind of identity do you think the founders of the camp and the parents of the campers wanted for the children? Why do you think these values were important to the parents and camp founders?
