URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp
Leah Hart Tennen, MSW, MPH, LICSW, serves as a Professor of Practice and Director of Student Support in the College of Social Sciences, Policy & Practice at Simmons University, where responsibilities include teaching Social Work with Groups and Human Sexuality for Social Work Practice. Tennen also holds positions as Associate Director and Academic Advisor for SocialWork@Simmons and contributes to community health as Community Care Director at URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp. Additionally, Tennen has experience as a Girls' Health Consultant at Maimonides Hebrew Day School and holds a long-term role as Lead Teacher and Clinical Consultant at Girls' LEAP. Educational qualifications include a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp
Jacobs Camp is the Reform Jewish Movement’s summer camp serving the Deep South: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Central & Western Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle. Since 1970, Jacobs has provided a caring Jewish community that has become a second home to many. Children from URJ congregations across the Deep South join together each summer to experience the fun and magic of Jewish camping. Our caring and committed staff members (many of whom were campers themselves) strive to enrich the campers’ experiences by helping them build lasting friendships. These relationships lay the foundation for our summer community, providing encouragement and support. Our intimate camp environment allows campers to embrace the challenge of learning new skills in athletics, aquatics, the arts, and adventure and nature programs. What’s more, campers also immerse themselves in a wide range of innovative Jewish educational pursuits and creative spiritual experiences. From the youngest of our campers to the oldest of our Counselors-in-Training to our staff, every person who spends a summer at Jacobs Camp returns home a little wiser, a little more self-confident, and a little more connected to the Jewish community. A summer at Jacobs Camp is more than a summer of fun. A summer at Jacobs is meant to last a lifetime.