Viznitz camp memories

amother

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 10:40 pm

Seeing the rav tov thread with 10+ pages, I was wondering how many camp mates I have here. Share your memories!

The carpets on the walls,
The smelly overstuffed couches, a swarm of flies would pop out if you sat down!
Mr Klein's havdala....
Mrs Bukaretzky's kokosh
The indoor pool surrounded with more carpet

amother

Purple

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 11:08 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Oh god, I thought I was the only amother that went to Viznitz camp!! I can still smell the carpet, eeewwwww.
Were you there in the times of Leah Mermelstein a'h?
Remember the fear and everyone fleeing to their beds and pretending to sleep when Mrs. Berger came?
Mrs. Ungars sharp tongue is still in my bones.

amother

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 11:34 pm

amother [ Purple ] wrote:

Yes, yes, and yes! I'm 30, how old are you?
My first yr in camp Sossi Stern and Devoiry Fried(?) were head counselors.

amother

Amber

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 2:21 am

This is fun.
Mrs. Rosenfeld and her surgery (and long stories...)
The bridge...
The elevator that was officially off limits...
And the infamous scary fourth floor...
Should I go on...?

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 8:53 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Yes, yes, and yes! I'm 30, how old are you?
My first yr in camp Sossi Stern and Devoiry Fried(?) were head counselors.

I'm in my 30's was in camp since 5th grade. I don't recall these names as headcounselors. What grade were you in that year?

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 8:53 am

amother [ Amber ] wrote:

Wasn't it Devoiry Kizelnik?

Devoiry Kizelnik was headcounselor with Esty Gelb.

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 8:55 am

amother [ Amber ] wrote:

This is fun.
Mrs. Rosenfeld and her surgery (and long stories...)
The bridge...
The elevator that was officially off limits...
And the infamous scary fourth floor...
Should I go on...?

You remember Mrs. Braun that was before Mrs. Rosenfeld? The infirmary that stank beyond awful but for some odd reason we were all dying to sleep there???

amother

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 8:59 am

amother [ Purple ] wrote:

I'm in my 30's was in camp since 5th grade. I don't recall these names as headcounselors. What grade were you in that year?

I was in 6th. It was the 12th yr of camp. Shira's theme was a dozen eggs or chickens or something like that.
Krach a nigun, hak a leiben leig tzi dan attention,
Mach zich greit, yetzt iz de tzeit mir vellen yetzt benchen,
Hent arup fin tish ein tzvei,
Ver ken leigen nuch an eiy,
Bench shein in kik arein....

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:03 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Yup I remember that. Were the singing counselors Shifra Gitty Rosenbaum and Ruchala Wosner?
Or Blimi Kasten? Yeah I think Stern was headcounselor that year. I think she got engaged during the summer.

amother

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:05 am

amother [ Purple ] wrote:

You remember Mrs. Braun that was before Mrs. Rosenfeld? The infirmary that stank beyond awful but for some odd reason we were all dying to sleep there???

The infirmary lol! We got a group of friends be sick together and were up for hours at night! And we were excused late in the morning too. Mrs Berger once walked in on us after 2 because we were making so much noise Hiding

amother

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:07 am

amother [ Purple ] wrote:

Stern was headcounselor that year. I think she got engaged during the summer.

No. She only got engaged 3 or 4 years later, I think.

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:16 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

No. She only got engaged 3 or 4 years later, I think.

One of the headcounselors during my 5th grade summer got engaged during the summer. Maybe I'm mixing up the name's.
Remember the Casino?? The חדר האוכל?
Now it's called Ohel Sima Mirel. The camp is rebuilt so fancy, I'm almost jealous.... I spent 5th grade through AK summers in a dump!

amother

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:20 am

amother [ Purple ] wrote:

And I'm feeling bad for my younger sisters. They won't get real camp experience in these fancy building. I mean, what's camp without carpets on the wall?? And without that 4th floor?

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:27 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

And I'm feeling bad for my younger sisters. They won't get real camp experience in these fancy building. I mean, what's camp without carpets on the wall?? And without that 4th floor?

Yeah definitely added to the experience! None of my sisters were zocheh to the new camp either.

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:28 am

Do you remember when מ.ב.ר. opened and we called it רעזארט??? We used to walk over from the woods. In staff we snuck over to visit our friends.

amother

Amber

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:45 am

Who remembers the "lovely" shcheinim...?
Overcrowded hot canteen...
Mandatory Shabbos walks...
Mrs. Spiegel playing kick ball...
And of course the long awaited fire truck...

amother

Gray

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 9:50 am

My younger sister went there . I wonder if anyone remembers my father mr L. he was busdriver for one summer around 20 years ago

amother

Purple

Fri, Oct 16 2020, 10:06 am

amother [ Amber ] wrote:

Who remembers the "lovely" shcheinim...?
Overcrowded hot canteen...
Mandatory Shabbos walks...
Mrs. Spiegel playing kick ball...
And of course the long awaited fire truck...

Omg these endless shabbos walks we were forced to go on! No staying behind what so ever! Why oh why??? And מ.ב.ר. passing our camp on their shabbos walk, 100's of girls marching by dressed in black and white.
Remember as a treat we used to go outdoor swimming at the modern bungalow colony across the street? Think it was mei menuchos? The scratches on my feet didn't heal yet......