{"id":985,"date":"2008-01-18T22:09:52","date_gmt":"2008-01-18T20:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zeit.de\/joerglau\/2008\/01\/18\/judischer-iraner-wird-burgermeister-von-beverley-hills_985"},"modified":"2008-01-18T22:09:52","modified_gmt":"2008-01-18T20:09:52","slug":"judischer-iraner-wird-burgermeister-von-beverley-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zeit.de\/joerglau\/2008\/01\/18\/judischer-iraner-wird-burgermeister-von-beverley-hills_985","title":{"rendered":"Iranischer Jude wird B\u00fcrgermeister von Beverly Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.delshad.com\/Mambo\/\">Jimmy Jamshid Delshad<\/a>, ein persischst\u00e4mmiger Jude, ist der neue B\u00fcrgermeister von Beverley Hills.<br \/>\n\tHier sieht man den &#8222;Persianator&#8220; mit dem \u00f6sterreichischst\u00e4mmigen &#8222;Governator&#8220;.<br \/>\n\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.zeit.de\/joerglau\/files\/2008\/01\/jimmy-and-arnoldmid-size.jpg' title='jimmy-and-arnoldmid-size.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/blog.zeit.de\/joerglau\/files\/2008\/01\/jimmy-and-arnoldmid-size.jpg' alt='jimmy-and-arnoldmid-size.jpg' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tEin Interview aus der immer wieder witzigen j\u00fcdischen Zeitschrift <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewcy.com\/cabal\/jimmy_jamshid_mayor_beverly_hills\">Jewcy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t&#8222;What was it like for you, being here, during the 1979 revolution in Iran?<\/p>\n<p>\tIt was very tough because I was looked down on. It didn\u2019t matter if I was a Jew or a Muslim &#8212; they looked at me only as a Persian. I wore an American flag pin for years so everyone would see that I was proud to be an American. I shaved my moustache and my beard, so I won\u2019t look like some of them. I wanted people to feel comfortable knowing me. My first name was Jamshid in Farsi, so I added Jimmy. So they\u2019d be more friendly. It was very difficult for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\tWould you go back to Iran?<\/p>\n<p>\tNot to stay. I tried to go back for a visit to take my wife and kids, but I lived in Israel when I was 16, so it was very difficult to go back to Iran because that hatred for Israel remains. If the regime changes, I would be happy to go back and visit. I would love to.<\/p>\n<p>\tThere\u2019s talk now that maybe the U.S. will bomb Iran. What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>\tI\u2019m not in favor of another war. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s good for America or Iran. But I think the situation can be handled through moratoriums and divestments from Iran\u2019s businesses. I proposed divestment of all of our money from any companies that invest in Iran &#8212; European or anything &#8212; that are in the nuclear sector. And that proposal was passed by state of California, by the senate and the assembly; the governor signed it. I was the only mayor who promoted that.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\tAmerika. Gro\u00dfartig. Ich liebe es. God bless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Jamshid Delshad, ein persischst\u00e4mmiger Jude, ist der neue B\u00fcrgermeister von Beverley Hills. Hier sieht man den &#8222;Persianator&#8220; mit dem \u00f6sterreichischst\u00e4mmigen &#8222;Governator&#8220;. Ein Interview aus der immer wieder witzigen j\u00fcdischen Zeitschrift Jewcy &#8222;What was it like for you, being here, during the 1979 revolution in Iran? 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