Interview with Mark Scarr, August 5, 2018

Project: Camp Shalom 50th Year Reunion Recollections Oral History Project

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Mark Scarr talks about his time as director of Camp Shalom from 1983-1991. He talks about the various locations of the camp during this time. He talks about the sense of community among campers and counselors at Camp Shalom, with many campers eventually becoming counselors themselves. He talks about non-Jewish campers and the effect of the camp on the wider Lexington community. He describes some of the activities the campers participated in at Camp Shalom.

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2018oh490_jk093

Interviewee Name

Mark Scarr

Interviewer Name

Beth Goldstein

Interview Date

2018-08-05

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Scarr, Mark Interview by Beth Goldstein. 05 Aug. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Scarr, M. (2018, August 05). Interview by B. Goldstein. Camp Shalom 50th Year Reunion Recollections Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Scarr, Mark, interview by Beth Goldstein. August 05, 2018, Camp Shalom 50th Year Reunion Recollections Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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