I’m a kosher burrito, says new mixed-race LA mayorPosted in Articles, Judaism, Latino Studies, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, Religion, United States on 2013-05-31 03:56Z by Steven |
I’m a kosher burrito, says new mixed-race LA mayor
The Jewish Chronicle Online
London, England
2013-05-30
Tom Tugend
Eric Garcetti, the first Jewish mayor elected by Los Angeles voters, jokingly refers to himself as a “kosher burrito”, the latter word referring to a popular Mexican dish.
The son of a Jewish mother and a father of Mexican and Italian descent, the hip, good-looking Garcetti, 42, was a popular figure at Oxford’s L’Chaim Society when he attended the university as a Rhodes Scholar between 1993 and 1995.
LA, incorporated as a municipality in 1850, has had Mexican-American, African-American and lots of Anglo mayors, but in this year’s race the top three contenders all had strong Jewish ties…
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