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2020 Camp Registration 50th Anniversary Celebration Upcoming Events Camp Movies Simchas Learn about CYJ Midwest at an upcoming Virtual Open House Register Today (all times CST) Tuesday, December 3, 2019 @ 7:00pm Wednesday, January 8, 2019 @ 7:00pm  Thursday, January 23, 2020 @ 7:00pm Monday, February 17, 2020 @ 6:30pm

2020 Camp Dates

2020 Registration is now open! All campers registered by 11/29 will receive $25 off tuition Dates & Rates Register Now

50th Anniversary Celebration

Party like it's 1969! Camp Young Judaea Midwest is celebrating 50 years! We look forward to seeing you during our semi-centennial celebration. RSVP Today Update your information Join the Alumni Facebook page

Upcoming Events

 Chanu-Con! A Community-Wide Chanukah Festival Sunday, November 24 1:00pm-5:00pm in Oak Park, MI Click here for more information JUF Young Families Celebrates Chanukah Sunday, December 8 9:00am-11:00am in Chicago, IL Click here to for more information and register Hillah Movie Club Evening Monday, December 9 7:00pm-9:00pm in Northbrook, IL Click here for more information Chicagoland Jewish Day School Game Day! Thursday, December 12 10:00am-2:00pm in Chicago, IL

Jewish Camp Fair Sunday, January 12, 2020 1:00pm-3:00pm in Columbus, OH Click here for more information JUF Young Families Celebrates Summer Sunday, January 12, 2020 3:00pm-5:00pm in Glenview, IL *dates/times are subject to change

MIDWEST WINTER CONVENTION December 5th-December 8th, 2019 Camp Henry Horner/Nageela Midwest, Ingleside, IL 8th-12th Grades Cost: $275 (Teens that Fly); $325 (Teens that do not fly) More information in our  FAQ Register Now! YOUNG JUDAEA'S ALTERNATIVE WINTER BREAK PUERTO RICO Spend this winter break making an impact and join Jewish teens (9th - 12th grade) from across the country on Alternative Winter Break (AWB) to help rebuild communities in Puerto Rico, where the devastating effects of last year’s Hurricane Maria are still being felt. Register Now!

Camp Movies

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel where you'll find 189 movies of Camp Young Judaea throughout the years. Check out playlists like Music Videos, Slideshows and Tzevet among others!

This is my home. This is CYJ Midwest.

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Victor Sella-Villa and Michelle Levinson on their April 6, 2019 wedding. Lauren Steinberg and Zoosie Bloomberg on their June 23, 2019 wedding. Liza Vilenchuk and Mendel Davis on their June 30, 2019 wedding. Teddie Olender and Adam Eisenberg on their September 1, 2019 wedding. Caroline Milch and Yehonatan Michaeli on their engagement. Kevin Saeks and Sarah Kuhn on their engagement.   Orli Ginsburg and Max Firestein on their engagement.  Elana Graf and Shannon Ladd on their engagement. Sarah Grzebinski and Josh Weissmann on their engagement.

Meytal (former CYJ shlicha) & Aner Ozeri on the birth of their son, Nave on April 18, 2019. Kevin Friduss (Marketing & Communications Manager) and his wife Stacy on the birth of their twins Jade Frances and Emma Rose on May 5, 2019 Elana (Satin) Richter and her husband Matthew on the birth of their daughter Shira Gloria on Oct 23, 2019 Stu and Emily Sufrin on the birth of their son, Moshe Leib

05/04/2019: Eli Rosenberg 05/25/2019: Akiva Weinkle 05/25/2019: Adi Chazan 06/08/2019: Tyler Stern 06/24/2019: Doron Sheffer 08/24/2019: Alexander Rosen 08/24/2019: Adam Nothstine 10/05/2019: Micah Kaplan 10/17/2019: Allan Rozenhaft 10/19/2019: Oren Gilboa 10/19/2019: Ariel Ser 11/09/2019: Robbie Berks 11/19/2019: Uri Domany

05/04/2019: Allison Ross 09/01/2019: Claire Eisenstadt 09/01/2019: Leah Rosenbaum

CYJ is proud of our community and wants to share the news of your accomplishments and life events. Please keep us in the loop! Have you recently graduated, made a big move, become engaged, married, had a child? Send us your announcements and pictures to info@cyjmid.org to share with our community.