Children with life-threatening illnesses were joined by parents and siblings at a weekend retreat organised by Camp Simcha at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hertfordshire.
Thirty families from across the Jewish religious spectrum brought 100 youngsters to the party. An on-site zoo included a tarantula, snakes, turtles and donkey rides. For the adults there were stress-relief programmes and a candlelit dinner for two while their offspring enjoyed a murder mystery and other entertainment.
“It’s hard to describe the magic of such an event,” Camp Simcha executive director Neville Goldschneider reported.
