Al (
Alvin) Goldstein was a Jewish Pornographer from New York, who is known for many of his print publication such as Screw, a weekly tabloid featuring pornographic content. Al Goldstein has been noted for normalizing
hardcore pornography in the modern world. He was also known for his strong belief in the first amendment, which can be seen in all of his works and material, however for this he was arrested 19 times on obscenity charges.
In an authors post on The American
Conservative, Rod Dreher mentions Al told him that he only got into the pornographic business as a kid due to his uncle bringing him to a whorehouse to 'break him in'. That set Al in
motion for what he became. "That set the
hook. It ruined his life. A ruined life - that's what Al Goldstein did with the years he was given.
RIP."
In Al Goldstein's later years, he began having financial woes as in 2003 the screw was unable to make payroll. Many of his productions entered bankruptcy, he lost properties, became jobless, penniless and was even homeless. He got to a point where his
friends were financially supporting him. Respect from family dwindled as his own son, Jordan Goldstein, even disinvited Al from his Harvard Law School graduation.
Alvin Goldstein died on December 19, 2013 at a nursing hill in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
"The only reason that Jews are in pornography is that we think that Christ sucks." -Al Goldstein
"Al Goldstein, like Larry Flynt, is a pornstar
terrorist and he stole all my fucks! Gag order from a fucking
terrorist!"
"Al Goldstein normalized
hardcore pornography in America."