Allies or adversaries? That is the question confronting Jewish and Latino political leaders as they assess the current and future relations of their communities.
More than ever, Hollywood and Washington have much in common: dirty politics, even filthier sex scandals and the profane worship of numbers, whether they be exit polls, box office stats or the ratings Nielsen.
It was more in anger than sorrow that Sen. Alfonse D\’Amato met with a group of Jewish community leaders last week to plead his case for re-election.
The day after taking office, California\’s new governor will assume at least two key roles: He will become the state\’s chief political figure, and, immediately thereafter, he will be placed (by the press) on the short list of presidential hopefuls.
Even for an international film producer and inveterate traveler, Arthur Cohn has covered a lot of territory recently. During the last week in October, the winner of a record five Oscars and producer of \”The Garden of the Finzi-Continis\” and \”Central Station\” was feted in Shanghai at his very own \”Arthur Cohn Day\” by the Chinese government and film industry.
Richard Alarcon looks a lot more relaxed these days. Although it is the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, his race for the state senate\’s 20th District seat appears to be a sure win — and the political atmosphere considerably less charged than when he was dealing with the fallout from his primary campaign.
A couple of snapshots from the campaign trail, as the neck-to-neck senatorial race between Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Matt Fong hits the homestretch.
For those Angelenos looking for a respite from million-dollar hype and \”Happy Meal\” tie-ins to studio blockbusters, late autumn is also a time when a flurry of small, offbeat film festivals grace local movie screens.
Of all the candidates running for political office in the United States, it is a safe bet there is only one who:
Halloween celebrations and trick-or-treating: just clean fun or forbidden anti-Jewish activities? Like most issues in the Jewish community, it depends on who you ask. And not surprisingly, a Jewish school\’s stand on Halloween observance may not be shared by the students or their parents.
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