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Camp Tevya is a Co-Ed Sleep-over camp in Brookline, New Hampshire. The Camp is the Second Camp to be founded by the Eli and Bessie Cohen Camp Foundation, after Camp Pembroke, and before Camp Tel Noar.

History
Camp Tevya was founded in 1939

Electives
This is a list of Current Electives offered at Camp Tevya. This list is constantly growing and changing, so check back constantly, or refer to the Camp Website.

Musical Influence
Camp Tevya is a musically influenced Camp. Shira takes place on Friday Nights and Saturday's in the Afternoon. Havdalah services with four prayers and songs are every Saturday night. A new elective of the Second Season of 2009, "Jam Band" Allowed campers to express musical interest further on a daily basis through the elective.

Color War
Color war is a 4 Day event where four teams, named after four Isreali cities, compete in various events.

The Colorwar Break Each year, Color war is announced at a surprise time, in a different way.

The Dig for the Heart The first event after the Break is the Dig for the Heart. Each team's numerical title is replaced depending on the color of the Piece of Heart they find. Yellow becomes Yarden, Red becomes Sharon, Blue becomes Negev, and white becomes Galil.

The Search for the Key of Competition The entire camp gathers around the Bog(rot/rim) field as the Color war Captains are given hints to find the Key of Competition. The team to send out a Captain that retrieves the Key wins, and gain a large amount of Points.

Song Fest During Song Fest, Campers sing songs written by the Bog Captains. This is one of the main evening activites, and worth many points. An Alma Mater, Cheer, and Fight Song must be sung infront of Judges, generally ranging from Past Directors to members of the Colorwar Committee.

Apache Relay The final event of the War is the Apache Relay, a giant relay of events ending in the Burning of the Rope. Captains must build a stack of wood and burn a rope balanced on two poles. The burning of the rope is worth a giant amount of points, and can cause a team to completely win the Color War. At the end of the Rope Burning, the winner of the Colorwar is Announced.

Geography
Camp Tevya is location on Lake Potanipo, Brookline, NH. Coordinates ,

The Lake, Potanipo, is a man-made lake, once housing an Ice Factory in the 1920's. The lake was bought from Native Americans for the Camp's founding. Matthew Brandt