Thursday, January 26, 2012
Happy wallet, happy camper
By Ryan E. Smith
The economy is bad. Money is tight. And yet the news isn’t all negative for youngsters hoping to attend Jewish summer camp this year. “The truth. . .
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Opinion: An appreciation to summers spent in paradise
by Gerald Freisleben
In the classic male-bonding film “Stand By Me,” based on a Stephen King novella, there is a line of dialogue at the end that I have never. . .
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Shorter summer challenges camps
By Rachel Heller
“Early-start” is finally starting. After delaying implementation of a new, earlier school calendar last year, the Los Angeles Unified School. . .
Monday, June 27, 2011
Jewish camps review safety measures in wake of Ramah tragedy
by Sue Fishkoff, JTA
It's the nightmare of every parent -- and every teacher, youth leader and camp director.. . .
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Ramah Darom camper dies on rafting trip
JTA
An 11th grade camper at Camp Ramah Darom was killed during an accident on a white-water rafting trip. Andrew Silvershein, of Davie, Fla., died when. . .
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Camp kids, homeless benefit from Federation Community Service Day
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
More than 250 volunteers participated in The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Community Service Day on June 5, the second of four. . .
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
It’s official: Jewish camp strengthens Jewish identity
By Sue Fishkoff, JTA
Hundreds of thousands of Jewish camp alumni -- and their parents -- have long known that those halcyon weeks spent at Jewish summer camp don’t just. . .
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
LAUSD’s new calendar impacts camps, families
By Rachel Heller
This summer was going to be the one — the one when Prissi Cohen’s daughter, Tillie, would finally get to enroll with a friend in a late-summer. . .
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Lifting voices — and hearts — in song at Hava Nashira
by Ryan e. smith, Contributing Writer
To those who love it, Hava Nashira is less a Jewish summer music workshop and more a calling. Even the name — translated as “come let us sing”. . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Why a Jewish camp?
by Joel Einleger, JTA
With winter’s snow at an end, thousands of parents are now imagining their children swimming in a mountain lake after a long, hot run in the summer. . .
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Lighting the way
Emily Kaplan
In late August, as the summer light begins to fade and families prepare for the coming fall with back-to-school shopping, Camp Ramah in Ojai will. . .
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Find a camp that fits
by Jill Levin and Jenny Wolkowitz
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Families Look in Own Back Yards for Summer Fun
By Rachel Heller
Each summer, Erica Groten saves money on summer camp for her son, Ethan, by enrolling him in an exclusive program with only one opening: Camp Mom.. . .
