Leonard Nimoy’s Mame-loshn: A Yiddish Story | Yiddish Book Center
The Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
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9m 52s
Yes, Leonard Nimoy speaks Yiddish. Learn more about Leonard (Leyb) Nimoy from his Jewish roots in Boston's heymish West End neighborhood to his brief stint working with famous Yiddish theatre maven Maurice Schwartz in these video highlights from the Wexler Oral History Project's interview with the man made famous by his role as Spock on Star Trek.
Archival photographs courtesy of the West End Museum, the Jules Aarons Estate, and Leonard Nimoy's personal collection.
The Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project is a growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories provide a deeper understanding of the Jewish experience. Since 2010, the Project has recorded more than 1,000 video oral history interviews about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture.
Directed by Amanda Lundquist and Christa P. Whitney
10 Minutes
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