We had to come all the way from Israel to Camp Ramah in Wisconsin to meet each other…and when Barak planned to propose, he forgot the ring at camp!
Archive | Wisconsin Marriages
RSS feed for this sectionRamah couples celebrate simchas every year and we would love to celebrate you! Ramah marriages can be defined in many ways; whether you met your spouse at camp, or simply married another Ramahnik from a different camp, your Ramah matrimony is something special! There are more than six decades worth of wonderful stories. To have your Ramah marriage listed on our website please submit your story.
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Mark Hoffman & Judy Saffir Hoffman
We spent a day off alone together at Sturgeon Falls, Michigan. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then.
Matthew Cantor & Aviva Fink Cantor
We first met in Israel on Seminar Plus, but we didn’t keep in touch after the summer. Matt continued on as a counselor at Wisconsin, and Aviva returned to Palmer.
Brad Hirschfield & Becky Klawans Hirschfield
Although we are both from Beth El in Highland Park, we didn’t get to know each other until we were both on staff in the Northwoods.
Ari Derman & Talia Goldblatt Derman
We met in 1996, our Solelim summer at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin.
Sam Caplan & Sarah Ettinger Caplan
Sam Caplan and Sarah Ettinger Caplan met at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin in 2003 and were married in 2008.
Loren Bach & Naomi Hoffman
We met during Bogrim summer in 1998 but didn’t start dating until we were junior counselors in 2002 (Loren was on waterfront, Naomi was on Machon staff).
Harvey Medress & Judy Yanowitz Medress
We crossed kikar paths a few times as campers but “met” as junior counselors. We formed an amazing friendship, which grew into a meaningful relationship through our college years, then […]
Elliot Dorff & Marlynn Wertheimer Dorff
We were really a mixed marriage because Elliot grew up in Milwaukee and the Wisconsin camp and Marlynn grew up in Philadelphia and the Poconos camp. We met in Mador […]
Joel Roth & Barbara Kramer Roth
Joel was Rosh T’filah at camp when Barbara was a camper, and then a Jr. Counselor. We married when Joel was at the Seminary as a student in 1965.