Program Director Chase Foster

Program Director Chase Foster

anaf steals the show by Chase Foster Shalom! My name is Chase Foster, and I am so lucky to be coming back to GUCI this summer as your Program Director. Born and raised in Cincinnati, I first set foot at GUCI in 1995. I have spent years as a camper, Avodahnik,...
Bleach is in the Air

Bleach is in the Air

Bleach Is In The Air Today is the first day of an annual tradition here at Goldman Union Camp—it’s the start of Precamp! Precamp is a week-long process during which we literally and metaphorically rid camp of the cobwebs that may have gathered over the winter. It’s...
Looking Forward to Camp!

Looking Forward to Camp!

Looking Forward to Camp! By Ashley Schlaeger There is a power in this place and timeIt shapes the rest of our livesAnd when we return each year we findA truth we can’t deny. Dan Nichols, Chazak This was one of the first quotes I heard at camp, and I always questioned...
A Year of Change

A Year of Change

A Year of Change by Joe SladeSenior Assistant Director This has been a year of great change for me: 12 months ago, my wife Alison and I lived in Atlanta, where I worked at a university, and spent much of my (admittedly limited) free time socializing with friends or...
Making Friends at GUCI and in Israel

Making Friends at GUCI and in Israel

Making Friends at GUCI and in Israel By Carly Hooker“Mommy, I want to go to camp.” I made this statement for the first time at the tender age of 7 years old after a presentation at my temple by Rabbi Ron Klotz, camp director at the time. My mom’s initial reply was...
Get Ready for PROJECT!

Get Ready for PROJECT!

Get Ready for PROJECT! By Richard Keitel Shalom everybody! I wanted to reintroduce myself. My name is Richard Keitel and I am very excited to return to GUCI to be this summer’s project director.  Let me tell you a little something about me: I am a Professor of Theatre...