Rare footage filmed by Shmuel Rivkin shows a delegation of Chassidim visiting Camp Gan Israel of New York, the first Chabad overnight summer camp for Chabad boys that was located then in Swan Lake (before moving to its current location in Parksville).
Taken during Sivan-Av 5721 1961), among the chassidim seen are the Rebbe’s Chief of Staff Rabbi Mordechai Aizik Hodakov, famed chossid Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, his son the camp director Rabbi Avraham Shemtov, R’ Zalman Jaffe of England, Rabbi Shmuel Liberow, Italy’s Head Shliach Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik, Tel Aviv Mashpia Rabbi Sholom Ber Butman, the Rebbe’s Mashbak Rabbi Meir Harlig and others.
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This looks to me like the visit was something to do with Manchester England as I see Rabbi Benzion Shemtov the Head Shliach in England, R’Zalmon Jaffe & Dayan Goldich the Av Bris Din of Manchester.
Anyone have more deatails?
Lipa Brennan
I am curious what the date of that visit was.
The Rebbe’s last trip to camp was in 5720-1960