Título: Steven Spielberg
Seção: Politics
Background: Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Leah (nee Posner, later Adler; January 12, 1920 - February 21, 2017), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His family was Orthodox Jewish. Spielberg's paternal grandparents were Jewish Ukrainian immigrants who settled in Cincinnati in the 1900s; his grandmother was from Sudylkiv, while his grandfather was from Kamianets-Podilskyi.

Conteúdo: Spielberg usually supports U.S. Democratic Party candidates. He has donated over $800,000 to the Democratic party and its nominees. He has been a close friend of former President Bill Clinton and worked with the President for the USA Millennium celebrations. He directed an 18-minute film for the project, scored by John Williams and entitled The American Journey. It was shown at America's Millennium Gala on December 31, 1999, in the National Mall at the Reflecting Pool at the base of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.  Spielberg resigned as a member of the national advisory board of the Boy Scouts of America in 2001 because of his disapproval of the organization's anti-homosexuality stance. In 2007 the Arab League voted to boycott Spielberg's movies after he donated $1 million for relief efforts in Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War. On February 20, 2007, Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen invited Democrats to a fundraiser for Barack Obama. In February 2008, Spielberg pulled out of his role as advisor to the 2008 Summer Olympics in response to the Chinese government's inaction over the War in Darfur. Spielberg said in a statement that "I find that my conscience will not allow me to continue business as usual." It also said that "Sudan's government bears the bulk of the responsibility for these on-going crimes, but the international community, and particularly China, should be doing more.." The International Olympic Committee respected Spielberg's decision, b

user: Is Spielberg affiliated with one political party?

assistant: Spielberg usually supports U.S. Democratic Party candidates.

user: Has he made any films that are political?

assistant: President Bill Clinton and worked with the President for the USA Millennium celebrations. He directed an 18-minute film for the project,

user: Is there any one cause he is particularly passionate about?

assistant: he donated $1 million for relief efforts in Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War.

user: Is Spielberg personal friends with any political figures?

assistant: He has been a close friend of former President Bill Clinton

user: Has Spielberg made campaign donations to any political figures?

assistant: He donated US$1 million to Priorities USA, a pro-Clinton Super PAC.

user: Is there anything especially noteworthy about his political beliefs or stance?

assistant: Spielberg resigned as a member of the national advisory board of the Boy Scouts of America in 2001 because of his disapproval of the organization's anti-homosexuality stance.

user: Has Spielberg used his fame in another other way to support a political cause?

assistant: Spielberg and his wife offered their support to same-sex marriage by issuing a statement following their donation of $100,000 to the "No on Proposition 8" campaign

user: Has Spielberg's Jewish heritage played any part in his political beliefs?

assistant: he donated $1 million for relief efforts in Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War.