Briefs: Body of Santa Monica teacher found in Panama, campers leave the mountains to heal the bay

Published on July 23, 2008

Joey Lutz, an English teacher at Santa Monica High School and a central leader in a Muslim-Jewish dialogue, was found dead Sunday in Panama

Visit with special people makes for special summer

By Ian Lurie
Published on October 5, 2006

Going to Disneyland with your family or friends is always an experience. But going with a group of developmentally disabled adults turns out to be unforgettable

Campers Display the Write Stuff

By David Finnigan
Published on July 29, 2004

Letters from Jewish summer camps have not changed much since 1963, when Allan Sherman recorded the classic song, "Hello Muddah! Hello Faddah!" Kids still write about what they had for lunch, what their cabin is like and their bunkmates. Though a national Web site allows one-way e-mails from parents to kids, Jewish summer camps still expect campers to write their folks the old-fashioned way -- with pen, paper, stamps and envelopes.

Hess Kramer Gets Wacky

By Rachel Brand
Published on August 15, 2002

Petroleum jelly-covered watermelon relays, gunk-filled balloon popping and prom dress-clad swimming pool races -- not your typical day at Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu.