A new Ukrainian space for children will appear in Tel Aviv this summer. Ukrainian Meetings in Israel are launching a children’s summer camp “Bright Summer” for the first time — a series of three thematic meetings for children 7–12 years old.
The camp will be held on Fridays — July 10, 17, and 24, 2026 — at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, located at Yirmeyahu / ירמיהו 22, Tel Aviv-Yafo. Each meeting will last from 11:00 to 14:00.
For Ukrainian families in Israel, this is not just another summer activity for the child. It is an opportunity to spend part of the holidays in a warm environment where children can meet, play, create, communicate, and feel connected to two important worlds at once — Ukraine and Israel.
What is “Bright Summer”
Organizers describe the camp as a series of thematic meetings during the summer holidays. The idea of the project is to create a safe, friendly, and lively space for children where they can find new friends from the community, try their hand at creativity, participate in team games, and simply have a good time among peers.
Participants can expect creative workshops, active and team games, activities for acquaintance and interaction, a light snack, and an atmosphere where the child feels comfortable being themselves.
It is particularly important that the organizers consciously make a small group — about 12–15 children. This format allows attention to be given to each child, without turning the camp into a noisy mass platform where someone quickly gets lost or stays on the sidelines.
For parents, this is especially important: in the summer in Israel, many families are looking not just for “where to take the child for a few hours,” but a place that is warm, calm, understandable in terms of values, and close in cultural environment.
When and where the camp will take place
The Ukrainian children’s camp “Bright Summer” will be held in Tel Aviv on three Fridays in July:
July 10, 2026
July 17, 2026
July 24, 2026
Time of each meeting: 11:00–14:00.
Venue — Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, ירמיהו 22 / Yirmeyahu 22, Tel Aviv-Yafo.
The event organizer is Ukrainian Meetings in Israel, a community that has long been creating a space for Ukrainian families in Israel. Now special attention is being paid to children — those who especially need communication, movement, creativity, and a sense of belonging during the summer holidays.
Why this is important for Ukrainian families in Israel
After moving, war, adaptation, and living between languages, children often lack their understandable circle. Israel provides safety and new opportunities, but it is important for children to maintain the Ukrainian part of their identity — not through heavy conversations, but through friendship, games, creativity, songs, shared memories, and simple summer meetings.
That is why the format of “Bright Summer” seems especially relevant. It is not a school lesson or an official event. It is a light summer program where a child can communicate, get to know other children, participate in activities, and feel that the Ukrainian community in Israel is not only adult meetings, news, and help, but also children’s joy.
For NAnews — News of Israel, such events are also important because they show the lively side of the Ukrainian-Israeli community. Behind big topics — war, politics, repatriation, security — there is the ordinary life of families, children, parents, and local initiatives.
The summer camp in Tel Aviv is just such a story: small in scale, but very human in meaning.
What will be in the program
Organizers promise participants:
- creative workshops;
- active and team games;
- activities for acquaintance and interaction;
- a light snack;
- a safe and friendly atmosphere;
- a space for communication for children 7–12 years old.
Details about the program of each meeting, the daily schedule, the team, participation conditions, frequently asked questions, and the registration form are published on the camp’s website. Parents can view the information and register their child on the project page: https://sites.google.com/view/bright-summer-camp
The number of places is limited, as the group is small. Organizers advise not to delay registration if the family plans to participate.
Event poster
Event: Ukrainian children’s summer camp “Bright Summer”
City: Tel Aviv
Dates: July 10, 17, and 24, 2026
Time: 11:00–14:00
Venue: Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv
Address: Yirmeyahu / ירמיהו 22, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Age: children 7–12 years old
Group: up to 12–15 children
Organizer: Ukrainian Meetings in Israel
Registration and details: https://sites.google.com/view/bright-summer-camp
Summer for children should not only be a time without school, but also a time of new acquaintances, discoveries, movement, and joy. In July 2026, Ukrainian families in Israel will have another opportunity to give children just such a summer — bright, warm, friendly, and connected with Ukraine.
For readers of NAnews — News of Israel, this event can be seen as part of a broader picture: the Ukrainian community in Israel not only preserves memory and responds to the events of the war but also builds everyday life in which children have their place, their circle, and their summer stories.