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by Robert J. Avrech
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- About Me
Robert J. Avrech
Los Angeles, California
I'm an Emmy Award winning screenwriter. I'm also an observant Jew, a religious Zionist, a conservative Republican, and a member of the NRA. I've been writing and producing in Hollywood for over twenty-five years. But the focus of my life is my family: my radiant wife, Karen—with whom I have been in love with since I was nine years-old—and my two daughters, who, thankfully, look like Karen. Not too long ago, we had three children. But our son, Ariel, died at the age of twenty-two from cancer. We miss him terribly. We think about him practically every minute of every day. People tell us that time heals, but Karen and I know this is not true. Time grinds away doing its terrible work. Ariel is gone. Yet absence becomes presence.
Ariel Chaim Avrech, ZT'L, May His Righteous Memory be a Blessing.
Annual Ariel Avrech
Memorial Lectures
Young Israel of Century City
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Fifteenth: June 10, 2018
Jackie Danicki: “Confessions of a Convert: A Humbling, Joyful Journey to Judaism.”
Blog Post | Audio: (94 MB)Fourteenth: June 11, 2017
Daniel Greenfield: “Fighting Anti-Semitism and Defending Israel in the Age of BDS.”
Blog Post | Audio: (100 MB)Eleventh: June 8, 2014
Michael Medved: “Shifting Alliances: Why Liberals No Longer Reliably Support Israel — And Conservatives Do.”
Blog Post | Audio: (97MB)Tenth: June 9, 2013
David Horowitz: “The War Against Judaism on the University Campus.”
Blog Post | Audio: (16MB)Ninth: June 3, 2012
Joel B. Pollak: “The Mainstream Media’s Betrayal of Israel.”
Blog Post | Audio: (15MB)Eighth: June 5, 2011
Yossi Klein Halevi: “What is Expected of a Survivor People: Lessons My Father Taught Me.”
Blog Post | Audio: (18MB)Seventh: June 13, 2010
Dennis Prager: “Happiness is a Mitzvah, Not an Emotion.”
Blog Post | Audio: (80MB)
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Tag Archives: Ma’ayan Ariel
Independence Day: Once Upon A Time Hollywood Loved America
A long time ago, in a universe far far away, in a place called Hollywood, the movie studios and the actors who flourished in those dream factories, celebrated their love of America and enthusiastically indulged in overt displays of patriotism. L.B. Mayer (b. Lazar Meir) the powerful head of MGM, was a pioneer of the […]
Posted in Ann Blyth, Ava Gardner, Bette Davis, Betty Grable, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Helen Twelvetrees, Hollywood, Hollywood Stars, Hollywood Still Photography, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, July 4th, Lana Turner, Madge Evans, Marilyn Monroe, Movies, Photography, Rita Hayworth
Also tagged America, Anita Page, Ann Blythe, Ava Gardner, Betty, Betty Compson, Colleen Moore, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Helen Twelvetrees, Hollywood, Independence Day, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, July 4th, L.B. Mayer, Lana Turner, Leila Hyams, Ma'ayan Ariel, Madge Evans, Marian Marsh, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Doran, Patriotism, Rita Hayworth
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Sukkot, The Past is Never Past
As Jews all over the world make last minute preparations for the holiday of Sukkot, here are a few wonderful pictures of Jews celebrating this joyous holiday in Israel (and Samarkand), a reminder that Torah Judaism is eternal. All photos are from The Library of Congress. You will dwell in booths for seven days; all […]
Posted in Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Holidays, Judaism, Succos
Also tagged Booths, Bukharin Jews, Jews of Samarkand, Karen Singer Avrech, Leviticus 23:42, Lielle Meital, Livia Yarden, Ma'ayan Ariel, Succah, Succot, Succot in Israel, Sukkah, Sukkot, Torah Judaism, Uzbekistan
8 Responses
Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions
Posted in Art, Faye Dunaway, Hollywood, Hollywood Stars, Hollywood Still Photography, Ida Lupino, Jerusalem, Jimmy Stewart, Louise Brooks, Movies, Peter Lorre, True Hollywood Confessions
Also tagged (My) Burgers, Ben Chapman, Bonnie & Clyde, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Dr. David Applebaum, Edward Hopper, Ein Prat, Jew Without a Gun, Joan Mitchell, Karen's brother, Lielle Meital, Livia Yarden, Ma'ayan Ariel, Marsden Hartley, Modigliani, Moontide, Naava Applebaum
9 Responses
Seraphic Secret in the Land of Israel, Part III
Posted in Family, Islamic Terror, IslamoNazis, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Photography
Also tagged Angelica, Breslov Hasidim, Bus #14 Bombing, Dancing in the streets, Ein Prat, Headstone Carving, Holy Ark, Jeremiah, Livia Yarden, Ma'ayan Ariel, Martha and the Vandellas, Menachem Begin Museum, Nahal Prat, Restaurant Review, Reverand Martin Luther King
12 Responses
Seraphic Secret In the Land of Israel, Part I
Posted in Family, Israel, Jerusalem, Judaism, Photography, Photography, Signs, Seraphic Secret, Terrorism, Zionism
Also tagged King David, Kotel, Kvittel, Lielle Meital, Lion of Judah, Ma'ayan Ariel, Old City of Jerusalem, Western Wall
8 Responses
Friday Photos: Democrat Privilege
Pop quiz: Why isn’t the Justice Department investigating the Clinton money laundering operation? Any other so-called charity would be under multiple federal and state indictments. Hillary Clinton had her own private server when she was Secretary of State. This is indefensible. She destroyed 30,000 emails? Does anyone believe that all these emails were about yoga […]
Posted in Anna May Wong, Art, Friday Fotos, Hollywood, Hollywood Stars, Hollywood Still Photography, Judaism, Marilyn Monroe
Also tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Ancient Judaica, Anish Kapoor, Anne Francis, Audrey Hepburn, Baseball, Beechnut Gum, Cary Grant, Craig Kneidler, Craig Kreindler, Gene Tierney, James Nares, Lauren Bacall, Livia Yarden, Lou Gherig, Ma'ayan Ariel, Matisse, Modigliani, Myrna Loy, Sidney Lumet
11 Responses
Update from France: Four Hostages Killed — A Call For the Reformation of Islam
Reports indicate that French SWAT teams have stormed the kosher market. Four hostages are dead. Baruch Dayan Emet. Why did the IslamoNazis take hostages in a kosher market? Were their cartoonists hanging out in the aisles on erev Shabbat? Of course not. The IslamoNazis were there to kill Jews. Because that’s what IslamoNazis do; it’s […]
Posted in France, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islamic State, Islamic Terror, IslamoNazi Kidnappings, IslamoNazis, Israel, Saudi Arabia
Also tagged Abdal el Fatah Sisi, Boko Haram, Charlei Hebdo, Egypt, Jewish Hostages, Livia Yarden, Ma'ayan Ariel, Reformation of Islam
16 Responses
France: IslamoNazis Seize Kosher Market
And of course, the Charlie Hebdo massacre leads to the Jews of France.
Posted in France, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Islamic Terror, IslamoNazi Kidnappings, IslamoNazis, Jew-haters, Jew-hatred, Jihad Watch
Also tagged Charlie Hebdo, Jewish Hostages, Jews of France', Livia Yarden, Ma'ayan Ariel
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Friday Photos: Just Because the World is Still Burning…
It’s been another terrible, horrible very bad week with the release of a Democrat, ahem, study, that seeks to persecute President George W. Bush and the CIA for their efforts to protect America against genocidal IslamoNazis. The Democrat Senate report is a lynching, just as the Ferguson riots are lynch mobs, and just as Rolling […]
Posted in Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Fashion, Friday Footwear, Friday Fotos, Hollywood, Hollywood Stars, Hollywood Still Photography, Jean Harlow, Jews of Samarkand, Judaism, Lielle Meital, Maayan Ariel, Marilyn Monroe, Obama Watch, Photography, Photography, Family, Girls Love Footwear
Also tagged art, Irving Penn, James Nares, Jewish Children in Samarkand, John F. Peto, Karen, Lielle Meital, Ma'ayan Ariel, Monk Strap Shoes, North Korea Hacks Sony, Painting, Red Dust, Sony Studios, Utagawa Hiroshige, Wayne F. Miller
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John Wayne Stumbles Into Overtime
Scott Eyman’s superb biography of John Wayne presents a multi-dimensional portrait of a good and decent man who went out of his way to help others. But out of intrinsic modesty, Wayne never made his kindness and charity a public calling card. Before becoming a superstar in Stagecoach (1939), Wayne was working like a dog, […]
Friday Photos: Art of the Manhattan Subway and Teaneck, N.J.
Posted in Friday Fotos, Photography, Signs
Also tagged Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel, Lielle Meital, Ma'ayan Ariel, Manhattan, New Jersey, Oculus or Eye, Subway Art, Teaneck, Urban photography
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Friday Photos: Random
Totally random selection of photos today. Enjoy!
Posted in Friday Footwear, Friday Fotos, How I Married Karen
Also tagged Footwear, James Nares, Jewish Tartan, Ma'ayan Ariel, Michael Kors Ionna Pump, Phantom of the Opera
3 Responses
Friday Photos: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Summer vacation. Seraphic Secret spent time in Yosemite and not long afterwards, Offspring #2 and family arrived in Los Angeles for a two-week vacation. Activities included a wedding at the Terranea Resort, day trips to museums, playgrounds, and swimming in Casa Avrech’s cement pond. Vacation time is almost over, but our memories will last a […]
Posted in Family, Friday Footwear, Friday Fotos
Also tagged Jewish Wedding, Lielle Meital, Ma'ayan Ariel, shoes, Terranea Resort, Vacation, Yosemite
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Friday Photo: Maayan Ariel, American Girl
Maayan Ariel and I were playing together in the courtyard when she asked me about the flag flying outside our home. “It means we’re proud of our country, proud to be Americans.” “I’m proud too,” she said with solid conviction. “A proud American girl.” “Take a picture, Saba.” (Hebrew: grandfather) “Okaaay!” Karen and I and […]
