Camp Biluim Canada
Camp Biluim Canada
With a rich heritage dating back over fifty years, Camp Hatikvah has earned a reputation as one of Canada's premier Jewish and Zionist Camping experiences around, and not to mention - one of the highest rated children's summer camps in all of British Columbia. Every summer, Camp Hatikvah offers campers from Grade 1 to 9 an exciting schedule of culture, athletics and arts - all within a Jewish and Zionist atmosphere. Camp Hatikvah is a non-profit organization operated by the Camp Hatikvah Foundation, and is affiliated with Canadian Young Judaea.
About the Director
Guy Korngold spent three years as a camper at Camp Kinneret and then became a Biluim camper in 1985. In 1986 he participated in Biluim Israel and then returned to Camp Kinneret the following summer. Guy spent the next six summers at Camp Kinneret and ultimately served as the Program Director in 1991 and 1992. In 1993 and 1994, Guy spent his summers in Israel guiding teenagers throughout the Israeli landscape. He enjoyed this experience immensely and therefore chose to stay in Israel for the year and serve as a madrich and coordinator for the Young Judaea Year Course Program.
This experience led him to New York City where he spent the next three years as the National Director of Hamagshimim, the college and university expression of Hadassah. Summers were spent coordinating activity at the Hadassah leadership camp in Upstate New York. Guy then decided to return to Montreal where he enrolled in the Concordia University MBA program. Guy also has his BA Anthropology and a diploma in Early Childhood Education. Guy is married to Erica Rubin (also a former Kinneret/Biluim camper and staff member) and they are the proud parents of Daniel and Mia who seem to enjoy their summers at campmore then anyone else! Guy started to play guitar at the age of sixteen while a camper at Biluim and lists canoeing and camping among his great passions. Guy has been happily serving as the Camp Kinneret-Biluim Director since 1999.
