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Teenage counselors, who are providing this wonderful service to about what my son, in particular, would
so many of our city’s children, are not being paid do after coming home from camp in
the afternoon, since he has a tremen-
commensurate with their efforts. And as the summer comes dous amount of energy. I needn’t have
to a close, I am reminding parents not to forget that tip that worried. He comes home exhausted. All
his friends are wiped out, too. These
means so much to the counselors. kids put their all into being good coun-
selors. Both my teenagers even think
about what had happened and who lessons here for us, as well. First is to about their campers after hours, and
was responsible. Another time I was in beware of the awesome power of self- discuss ways to help them have a good
Israel, I rented a room in Jerusalem delusion (the yetzer hara) when we are time.
from an older Yemenite woman who in a position of authority over other
told me that when they first came to people. Second is to realize that it is The point of this letter is that the
Israel, someone grabbed her baby easier to be outraged at a scandal that teenage counselors who are providing
straight from her arms and she never took place long ago and far away than this wonderful service to so many of our
saw him again. it is to fight injustice when we see it in city’s children city are not being paid
our own community. commensurate with their efforts. And as
I commend Sam Finkel for his well- the summer comes to a close, I am
researched and well-written article that JUST AS INTIMIDATED AS reminding parents not to forget that tip
highlights this terrible injustice. It is EVERYONE ELSE that means so much to the counselors.
hard to believe that this could have
occurred in our beloved Eretz Yisrael. TO SIGN MY NAME Parents: I know that you are paying
Although we in Baltimore might feel for camp and that it can be a stretch to
that we had nothing to do with it and TO THE EDITOR, send several (or even just one) children
are exempt from doing anything about As the mother of both a son and in the family to camp. And you might
it, we should support every effort to say, isn’t it the responsibility of the
bring the truth to light. But there are daughter who are counselors in camps camp to pay the counselors better?
this summer, I have been amazed at Perhaps. But right now, this is the way it
how hard they work. I was worried works. When you get good service in a
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so many of our city’s children, are not being paid do after coming home from camp in
the afternoon, since he has a tremen-
commensurate with their efforts. And as the summer comes dous amount of energy. I needn’t have
to a close, I am reminding parents not to forget that tip that worried. He comes home exhausted. All
his friends are wiped out, too. These
means so much to the counselors. kids put their all into being good coun-
selors. Both my teenagers even think
about what had happened and who lessons here for us, as well. First is to about their campers after hours, and
was responsible. Another time I was in beware of the awesome power of self- discuss ways to help them have a good
Israel, I rented a room in Jerusalem delusion (the yetzer hara) when we are time.
from an older Yemenite woman who in a position of authority over other
told me that when they first came to people. Second is to realize that it is The point of this letter is that the
Israel, someone grabbed her baby easier to be outraged at a scandal that teenage counselors who are providing
straight from her arms and she never took place long ago and far away than this wonderful service to so many of our
saw him again. it is to fight injustice when we see it in city’s children city are not being paid
our own community. commensurate with their efforts. And as
I commend Sam Finkel for his well- the summer comes to a close, I am
researched and well-written article that JUST AS INTIMIDATED AS reminding parents not to forget that tip
highlights this terrible injustice. It is EVERYONE ELSE that means so much to the counselors.
hard to believe that this could have
occurred in our beloved Eretz Yisrael. TO SIGN MY NAME Parents: I know that you are paying
Although we in Baltimore might feel for camp and that it can be a stretch to
that we had nothing to do with it and TO THE EDITOR, send several (or even just one) children
are exempt from doing anything about As the mother of both a son and in the family to camp. And you might
it, we should support every effort to say, isn’t it the responsibility of the
bring the truth to light. But there are daughter who are counselors in camps camp to pay the counselors better?
this summer, I have been amazed at Perhaps. But right now, this is the way it
how hard they work. I was worried works. When you get good service in a
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