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October 21, 2004

Fate of Sharon, Gaza May Hang on Vote

Leslie Susser October 21, 2004

With opposition mounting among settlers and in his own Likud Party, Ariel Sharon\’s political future and the fate of his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank may be decided in the Knesset next week.

The Israeli prime minister hopes to win a decisive majority in the Oct. 26 vote on his disengagement plan, laying to rest the debate over its legitimacy and blocking growing pressure for a nationwide referendum. But a victory is not a foregone conclusion, and if he loses, it\’s difficult to see how Sharon can continue as prime minister.

Candidates Blow Campaign Smoke

James D. Besser October 21, 2004

It\’s crunch time in the presidential campaigns. With less than two weeks to go and most polls pointing to a photo finish, both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are pulling out all the stops — as long as those stops are in a tiny handful of swing states.

The spin machines are in overdrive; the campaigns are pouring out ads, position papers, talking points and press releases. But they\’re mostly blowing smoke when it comes to some of the top issues of the day.

Key Congress Races Hold Great Import

Matthew E. Berger October 21, 2004

Perhaps it makes sense that Allyson Schwartz\’s campaign headquarters sits above a Russian Jewish market on a small strip mall — after all, Schwartz is considered to have the best chance of any candidate to join the Jewish caucus in Congress.

Why I Keep My Hair Under Wraps

Judy Gruen October 21, 2004

A few weeks ago I found myself spellbound while watching \”Girl With a Pearl Earring.\” This film, based on the excellent Tracy Chevalier novel, is a fictional account of the history behind Vermeer\’s famous painting of the same name.

The novel revolves around a servant girl, Grete, who became a secret assistant to the painter in his studio. In one scene, Vermeer accidentally glimpses Grete with her hair uncovered. The moment is electric. Grete, like all women of her social station, covered her hair at all times. It was as if Vermeer had caught her unclothed.

It was odd to feel such a kinship with a fictional character, and one who lived in the 17th century at that. But, like Grete, I also keep my hair covered in front of all but family members.

Singles ‘Curse’ Becomes a Blessing

Carin Davis October 21, 2004

Most single women in Los Angeles go through dry spells — a few weeks without a date, a couple months without a boyfriend, a season without some action. But how many Southland women go years without a man\’s touch and confess to it publicly? In her new book \”The Curse of the Singles Table, A True Story of 1001 Nights Without Sex,\” Santa Monica resident Suzanne Schlosberg talks about her long winter and spring and summer and fall, and winter again, and spring again and, well, her long, lonely time.

\”There was no end in sight,\” said Schlosberg, who spent more than three and a half years going on dozens of first dates, but almost never a second. \”The streak started to take on a life of its own.\”

On Jewish Mothers

Annie Korzen October 21, 2004

I was raised on Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx by a woman who could have taken Olympic gold in Jewish mothering. Sonia, Abie-the-tailor\’s wife, never stopped fearing for my life.

Q & A With Wilda Spalding

Sarah Price Brown October 21, 2004

Open Wilda Spalding\’s \”little black book,\” and you\’ll discover a code of ethics — written in part by Eleanor Roosevelt and adopted by the United Nations in 1948: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

You’ll Do Lunch in This Town Again

Amy Klein October 21, 2004

Powerful women in Hollywood, back in 1978, were as prevalent as communists during the blacklist. Probably even less so. That\’s when Loreen Arbus came to town.

GOP Shifts, Pursues Immigrant Votes

Jill Stewart October 21, 2004

Sam Kermanian is one of many Jewish Republicans in Los Angeles reaching out to immigrants on behalf of President Bush, yet perhaps the biggest news of all is that such committed immigrant activists in the Republican Party are no longer red hot news.

Kermanian, an Iranian Jewish immigrant, is still rawly aware of how people\’s lives in his native Iran are under the strict control of Islamist radicals.

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