What is Camp Passport? The B'nai B'rith Camp Passport project began in the summer of 2003, the brainchild of Lane Elliott, who was chair of Perlman Camp at the time. Lane suggested that B'nai B'rith bring Israeli children, whose lives have been impacted by terrorist attacks, to the United States for a summer camp experience.
BBI works with agencies in Israel that assist these children and their families who have lost a loved one or had someone in their family or community injured in an attack: A brother who stopped a suicide bomber at a checkpoint, a sister who was riding on a bus that was bombed, an aunt and grandmother who were killed at a Passover Seder.
B'nai B'rith maintains a special staff liaison in Israel for the program who interviews the families and children to make sure Camp Passport is a good fit for the child. Israeli staff serve as trip escorts and as counselors for the children within the camp structure.
Every year the program requires funding beyond B'nai B'rith's budget. B'nai B'rith covers the entire $6,800 cost for each child. The program's success has enabled us to expand it to Camp Beber in Wisconsin.
Both individual and group contributions make Camp Passport possible. Every year the B'nai B'rith conducts a direct mail appeal. Camp Passport has been the tzedakah project for bar and bat mitzvah celebrations and has also received funds from bequests and foundations. Longtime donors The Leonard J. Sonnenberg Memorial Fund and the Permian Basin Lodge #2409, have been supporters of the program since its inception.
This program has proven invaluable. The Israeli and American children take home lifelong lessons about the power and promise of Judaism. But the program cannot continue without your help.
Donations may be made by check and sent to B'nai B'rith Camp Passport, 2020 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 or online by CLICKING HERE.
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