Seraphic Secret

Robert J. Avrech: Emmy Award winning screenwriter. Movie fanatic. Helplessly and hopelessly in love with my wife since age nine.

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Thanksgiving 2020: The Children of the Children of Israel

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Studio photographers shot millions of still photos of their actors, often with holiday themes. This is the one of the few religiously inclined Thanksgiving stills I have come across. The actress is Barbara Kent, a minor star in the silent ear best known for starring opposite Harold Lloyd in “Welcome Danger” 1929. But her very best role was in a little known but quite wonderful silent film “Lonesome,” 1928.
Studio photographers shot mountains of photographs of contract actors, often with holiday themes. This is a charming Thanksgiving  photo. The actress is Barbara Kent, (b. Barbara Cloutman, 1907- 2011) a popular star in the silent era best known for twice starring opposite Harold Lloyd, “Welcome Danger” (1929), and then “Feet First,” (1930). But her very best role was in a little known but quite wonderful silent film “Lonesome,” (1928). Seraphic Secret wrote a memoriam for this lovely actress when she passed away. You can find it here.

As far as I know, there are only two countries in the world that were founded on the idea of hope.

America and Israel.

And what was the nature of this hope?

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Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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“It’s nice to be included in people’s fantasies, but you also like to be accepted for your own sake.”
—Marilyn Monroe

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Lies About Israel Lead To Lies About Everything

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Why would someone like Sebastian Cevallos, a university student in Ecuador, care about Israel? You’d think this tiny country on the other side of the globe from where he lives would have no bearing on his life. But it does. Here’s why.

Israel’s 72nd Birthday 2020

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Los Angeles Jews turn out for Israel’s 72nd Independence Day in a spontaneous demonstration of support.

Yesterday, Karen and I heard cars honking their horns in the middle of the afternoon.

We wondered: What is going on? Is there some kind of disaster beyond the virus?

We stepped out of our home and discovered cars draped in Israeli flags driving through our neighborhood, honking their horns and playing Jewish/Israeli music.

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