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February 1, 2008

Candidate profle: John McCain

Beth Young February 1, 2008

John McCain\’s reputation as a maverick holds true in the Jewish world, where his list of allies spans the political spectrum.

His long-term support for Israel and human rights issues along with his willingness to cross party lines has won him allies among conservative Republicans, independent Democrats and even some liberal Jews.

Topping his list of Jewish supporters is U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), the independent Democrat who made headlines by endorsing the presidential bid of his Republican colleague from Arizona.

Candidate profile: Ron Paul

Beth Young February 1, 2008

Jim Perry, a 22-year-old Libertarian, made a name for himself in college when, shortly after moving to New Hampshire to live free or die, he strapped a gun to his side and marched into a local Borders book store and proceeded to rip up a copy of his Massachusetts income tax return.

That sort of fighting spirit is a job requirement in his new post: executive director of the group \”Jews for Ron Paul.\”

Why I back Rudy Giuliani

Sen. Norm Coleman February 1, 2008

In October, introducing Rudy Giuliani before the Republican Jewish Coalition, philanthropist Sheldon Adelson said of the former New York City mayor, \”Time after time Mayor Giuliani not only said the right things about Israel, which is easy to do, but he took the right actions as well.\”

Expand that beyond Israel and Mr. Adelson has quite effectively outlined the driving rationale behind Rudy Giuliani\’s bid for the presidency: Other candidates might say the right things, but Rudy actually does them. And he has for years.

Sondheim and Yiddish songs are ‘like prayer’ for Patinkin

Danielle Berrin February 1, 2008

\”I have acquired a taste for Patinkin verging on addiction,\” Clive Barnes wrote in the New York Post in 2001.\n\nMaybe you know him as Inigo Montoya, the Spanish fencer in \”The Princess Bride,\” who shouts, \”My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!\”\n\nOr perhaps you were introduced to him in \”Yentl,\” as the serious yeshiva boy whose confused feelings for Babs\’ cross-dressing Torah student entwined him in romance.\n\nOr maybe you simply know him as Mandy Patinkin, master showman.

Making music the Algerian Jewish way

Loolwa Khazzoom February 1, 2008

In the four decades of his accomplished career, global electronica DJ Cheb i Sabbah — a Berber Jew from Algeria now living in California — has specialized in crossing barriers among nationalities and working with artists of all religions and ethnicities. His latest album, \”Devotion,\” released Jan. 29, features spiritual music from Pakistan and neighboring countries performed by musicians from Southeast Asia. As tensions and violence continue to mount in Pakistan, this album provides a mystical soundtrack for transcendence, reminding listeners that human spirit is one thread connecting us all. On the occasion of his Los Angeles album release party on Feb. 2 at Temple Bar in Santa Monica, The Jewish Journal caught up with this boundary-defying musician.

Briefs: Groundbreaking for Holocaust Museum, finally

Jewish Journal February 1, 2008

After 47 years of waiting for a permanent home, everything seems to be moving quickly now for the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. Museum officials and an impressive list of L.A. politicos broke ground Jan. 25 on the museum\’s future home at Pan Pacific Park, joined by the survivors who founded the first memorial of its kind in the United States nearly five decades ago.

Should Israel care what we think? Should we care what Israel thinks?

Jewish Journal February 1, 2008

Should Israel Care?\n\nThe four pieces addressing the cover story have missed one aspect of the debate (\”Why Should Israel Care What We Think About Jerusalem?\” Jan. 25). The government of Israel, in making decisions on the fate of Jerusalem, is not operating in a vacuum. It is subject to enormous pressures by the international community that is acting in its own interest.\n\nAlmost every Arab country attended the Annapolis conference last November to influence and voice their interest in the ultimate outcome of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and on the issue of Jerusalem. Thus, decisions on the fate of Jerusalem are influenced by a large group of players whose considerations are not always aligned with Israel\’s.

Obituaries

Jewish Journal February 1, 2008

Obituaries for December 2007 and January 2008.

God, race, and politics

Arnold Steinberg February 1, 2008

It was the South Carolina debate among Democrats: Barack Obama was trying to establish his solid religious credentials in that state, which he went on to win handily last Saturday.

It\’s wrong for Americans to vote against or for someone based on religion, gender or race. But the hyphenation of America is the modus operandi of Democrats. On a good day, the best that we can expect from them is class warfare. And, now, just as they have campaigned against Republicans, they relentlessly play the gender and race cards, against each other.

Hollywood conflicted on candidates as California primary date nears

Tom Tugend February 1, 2008

Steven Spielberg, arguably Hollywood\’s most influential citizen, co-hosted a fund-raiser early last year that netted $2.1 million for Hillary Rodham Clinton\’s presidential campaign.\n\nA few weeks later, Spielberg joined DreamWorks partners Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in throwing a fund-raiser for Barack Obama, Clinton\’s chief rival for the Democratic nod, that yielded $2.2 million.\n\nSpielberg has since formally endorsed Clinton and given the U.S. senator from New York the maximum donation of $2,300. But he has also contributed the same amount to Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois, and the primary campaigns of Democrats John Edwards and Bill Richardson — who has since dropped out of the race.

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