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Summer of '55

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Bunk Photo

Pictures courtesy of Steve Sugarman (1955-1963)

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5th camper from the left sitting on the rock...Steve Sugarman.
If anyone knows the names of any others in the photo please email to address below!

Bunk A2

Courtesy of Michael Schwartz
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Top row: David Casty, Lou Bortnick - counselor, Fred Daum

Middle row: Jim Kahn, Bob Silk, Terry Siegel, Richard Sobel

Bottom row: Norm Shapiro, Joel Reingold, Michael Schwartz

 

The following pictures courtesy of Michael Kupersmith
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12 Year Old Baseball Team

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(L to R) ?, Peanuts Kowal (standing), Ken Annis, Terry Segal, Jon Borofsky, Harold Weintraub (Standing) and Norm Shapiro.

Circass 1955

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Circass Band

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Ed Goldman conducts the Circass Band. Musicians I can still identify: 1st row: Malcom Raff (trombone), Tojo Levine (clafinet), Commissioner Phil Nyman (trumpet), 2nd row: Larry Parish (sax), to Parish's right (& rear) is Barry Bortnick (French Horn) and behind Bortnick is Steve Arnold.

     

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Steve Arnold on snare: Charlie Axelrod carries the bass drum

 

 

Pie Eating

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Another year, another pie-eating contest. Nort Levy again emerges as champion.

     

The Human Pyramid

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Nort Levy arranges a human pyramid

 

Counselor Drill Team

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Bull Walton leads the crack counselor drill team (not all of whom can be identified) From R to L: Zeke Newman, ?, Shelly Gordon, ?, Buddy Hurwitz, Dr. Doom, ?,?.