November 3, 2010

The timing might be a little off this year — with Chanukah so early in December — but organizers of the annual Chanukah Camp at Camp Max Straus in Glendale are not deterred. Chanukah camp packs a week’s worth of camp fun — campfires, hikes, sports, drama, arts and crafts, social service projects — into the first week of winter break, Dec. 19-23. And although Chanukah’s last night is Dec. 8, all of these activities will revolve around a Chanukah theme, including a concert, carnival and latke making.

After a successful launch in the San Fernando Valley, PJ Library has expanded into city ZIP codes, signing up 700 new kids over the past two months.

A Northridge Jewish day school teacher has received a $5,000 grant from former talk-show host Jenny Jones to create an 80-foot-long mural along the Los Angeles River as part of a beautification project.

Ask anyone who knew him: Daniel Pearl loved music. He joined bands in Atlanta, Paris and Mumbai, relishing the way a good melody can draw people together.