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The initiative was the nonprofit’s Israel branch’s largest-ever toy drive — with more than 7,000 toys distributed in Israel, more than double its usual number

(Courtesy of Chai Lifeline) Three years after its initial launch during the heart of the COVID pandemic, Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health support network, is once again preparing to bring Camp Simcha Without Borders to more than 600 children living with serious illnesses across North America.

(Courtesy of Chai Lifeline) Summer-camp campuses often lay quiet during the cold winter months, but Camp Simcha’s sprawling 125-acre campus in upstate New York was filled with laughter, friendship and learning this past weekend for the Chai Lifeline LH Family Retreat for families living with pediatric cancer.

The U.S. summer camp offers Israeli and American Jewish children an opportunity to let go and be themselves.

After two years of the program being forced to postpone due to COVID, a group of childhood cancer survivors are traveling to Israel this week as part of Chai Lifeline’s annual “Wish at the Wall."

For most, it’s a simply very long race. For others, it’s a lifeline.