Voices of Szarvas

MESSAGES FOR FUTURE CAMPERS AND STAFF MEMBERS

“We are so few, but we are so many when we come together. The most important message would be unity. You don’t have to know everything. But you learn everything when you come here.”

– Arnon Benjamin, Age 27, India (Madrich) 

"Right now, I don't live in my house in Ukraine. It's been hard to come back to normal life, to have friends, to spend time without the stress and fear... The Jewish traditions at Szarvas make me feel at home...it's so wonderful that on this Earth exists a place like Szarvas for Jewish kids and teens."

– Albina Sivyha, Age 17, Ukraine (Camper)

"Szarvas inspired me to be Jewish. Being Jewish to me means learning more about who I am, about my country, about my culture, about myself..."

– Leonid Malyshkin, Age 15, Kazakhstan (Camper)

"I feel like people are really living life here...my favorite daily activity is Israeli dancing. Szarvas camp for me is a place that I could also call home. That I can be myself."

– Hanna Hollman, Age 16, Austria (Camper)