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January 28, 2007
Hollywood's Hebrew Kid
For those of you who are interested, there's a feature article, Hollywood's Hebrew Kid, about yours truly in the latest issue of "The Jerusalem Report" (Feb 5) by Brenda Gazzar. The article is accurate and incisive, and Karen has declared it: "The best piece ever written about you."
Here's the tag-line: Robert Avrech breaks the mold for a scriptwriter working outside of the film industry's mindset.
In the article I talk about: my career in Hollywood, what it's like being a Republican in an industry dominated by Liberals, why Hollywood won't make movies about Israel, not wearing my yarmulke when I huddled with director Brian De Palma to discuss writing the screenplay for Body Double, the flak I get from some Orthodox Jews for my movie A Stranger Among Us, the subversive nature of my Emmy Award winning film The Devil's Arithmetic, my novel The Hebrew Kid and the Apache Maiden, and why hanging horse thieves is a good thing. I discuss this blog at length, Jane Austen, naturally, and the "petite psychologist Karen" makes a surprise appearance. There's even a picture of me where you will notice that I look exactly like George Clooney.
Unfortunately, The Jerusalem Report is not on-line, you actually have to go to a newsstand and, sigh, buy it. Or not.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at January 28, 2007 09:06 AM
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Not only will we buy it, but we'll make sure there are a few copies available in Adar's dad's dental office. You'll be the last thing the patients think about before undergoing extreme pain... like a last meal or a stiff drink. Tough, but memorable.
Posted by: Jake at January 28, 2007 11:38 AM
Jake:
A little of me before some serious root canal work. Yeah, that sounds just about right.
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at January 28, 2007 12:21 PM
Nah...not root canal work. Rather, wisdom teeth extraction!! ;)
Posted by: Pearl at January 28, 2007 02:44 PM
Darn, I really wanted to see your George Clooney-ish photo! Clooney makes me swoon - until he starts talking politics. ;-)
Posted by: Joannah at January 28, 2007 05:58 PM