Camp Scatico
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Camp Scatico is a brother-sister sleep-away camp for boys and girls. Located in the upper Hudson Valley of New York State, in Columbia County, it has been in operation since 1921. The camp was founded by Nat Holman of the Original Celtics.[1] Holman sold the camp to his niece Ruth and her husband Irwin “Flick” Fleischner (1922–2004) in 1964, and the camp is currently owned and operated by their son David Fleischner and his wife Diana Wallerstein.[2] It is the site where Camp MTV was taped, which aired Sunday, August 6, 1989.[3] The Fleischners have been directors of the American Camp Association on and off for over 40 years. The camp maintains a secular Jewish identity, with the only ritual observed being prayers over challah and wine (actually bug juice) on Friday nights (Shabbat).
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Notables who attended the camp include singer Lesley Gore, Hollywood financier Mordecai Wiczyk, television executive Doug Herzog, businessman Marvin Davis, author Erica Jong, director and screenwriter Zak Penn, comedian Modi Rosenfeld, sportscaster Jimmy Roberts, heir to the Zabar's fortune Daniel Zabar, and songwriter Carole Bayer Sager.[4]
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