Art contest for Bay Area kids
An art contest with the theme “My Favorite Jewish Holiday” is currently being held for kids ages 5 to 10.
The contest, co-sponsored by the Albert L. Schultz JCC and j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California, will be accepting applications through Sept. 4.
Winners will be announced at the To Life! Jewish Cultural Street Festival on Sunday, Sept. 17 in Palo Alto. Prizes include a $100 savings certificate at Wells Fargo Bank. Visit www.paloaltojcc.org for more information.
Gibson gets minor sentence
malibu (ap) | Mel Gibson ended his legal hangover Thursday, Aug. 17 by pleading no contest to a charge of drunken driving, under a deal in which he’ll serve three years’ probation, pay a fine of $1,608 and attend alcohol rehabilitation classes for three months.
However, he still faces the fallout from the anti-Semitic tirade he unleashed on a sheriff’s deputy the night of his arrest.
Authorities continue to withhold video and audio tapes of Gibson’s arrest. Media organizations have asked Sheriff Lee Baca for the tapes but have been denied on grounds that they are part of an “investigatory file” and exempt from the California Public Records Act.
Gibson volunteered to make a public-service announcement about the hazards of drinking and driving.
Donald Trump hires ‘Apprentice’ star
new york | Lee Bienstock, the 23-year-old Orthodox Jew and native New Yorker who gained fame as a contender on “The Apprentice” earlier this year, didn’t make the final cut on the TV show, but is going to work for Donald Trump after all.
Bienstock will join Trump Mortgage as its new associate vice president in charge of corporate development, the firm announced.
Adam Sandler gives games to Israelis
(jta) | Adam Sandler is donating 400 video games to northern Israelis whose homes were damaged in the Hezbollah war.
The Jewish actor said he would donate the Sony PlayStation games in a recent meeting with Ehud Danoch, Israel’s consul general in Los Angeles, the Jerusalem Post reported. Ynetnews.com reported that Sandler will also donate $100,000 to children in northern and southern Israel.