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Camp Massad (Montreal)

Camp Massad (Hebrew: מחנה מסד‎; Machaneh Massad) is a Hebrew-speaking Jewish and Zionist summer camp for campers aged 7 to 16 located in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec in the Laurentian Mountains. It was founded in 1947, with the creation of Massad Alef on Lac Quenouille, Quebec. At its peak Massad had nearly 400 campers.

Camp Massad has a long tradition of Hebrew language immersion. It is Shomer Shabbat and has a kosher kitchen under the supervision of the Montreal Va'ad Ha'ir. The camp runs during the summer, starting in late June, and finishing in mid-August. Massad attracts campers of various Jewish backgrounds from Montreal and other parts of Canada, various cities in the United States, Israel, and many other places throughout the world. Camp Massad is a member camp of the Foundation for Jewish Camp and the Ontario Camps Association.

History

Early history

Camp Massad was founded in 1947 by the Keren Hatarbut Ha'Ivri under the leadership of Aron Horowitz and a small group of Canadian Hebraists. Horowitz had previously founded Camp T'chiyah in Calgary in 1944, the first Hebrew-speaking summer camp. Massad's first president, Isaac Gold, invested three thousand dollars as a deposit for a camp-site at Lac Quenouille in the Laurentians. With the assistance of Gold and other philanthropists, Massad grew from a small camp-site with no pier, no level ground for sports, few showers, a short supply of drinking water, and one hall for both dining and activities.

Massad (musician)

Massad Barakat-Devine (born 27 September 1993), known mononymously as Massad, is a New Zealand pop musician. He co-hosts TV2 show The 4.30 Show, along with Eve Palmer and ex-The Erin Simpson Show presenter Michael Lee.

Biography

In 2009 Massad released his debut album, Long Story Short and made his first appearance at one of New Zealands largest outdoor entertainment events, Christmas in the Park, performing to over 200,000 people. Massad’s musical journey has seen him share the billing with many renowned New Zealand artists including Hollie Smith,Dane Rumble,Stan Walker, Savage,Dave Dobbyn, Che Fu,Tim Finn, Don McGlashan, Anika Moa, Dragon. He went to Sacred Heart College, Auckland

While still at school (Sacred Heart College) Massad won multiple song writing and performance awards including the Auckland University Secondary School's Songwriter of the Year, the PlayItStrange Christmas song competition, the Lowdown best song award at the national finals of the 2010 Smokefreerockquest, 2nd place in the 2011 Smokefree Rockquest national finals and the winner of the teenage section of Freshly Squeezed Talent.