Leonard Nimoy: Yiddish Roots DVD - Short Film Biography of Star Trek Actor | Perfect for Sci-Fi Fans & Yiddish Culture Enthusiasts

A set of two short films from the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

Leonard Nimoy's Mame-loshn: A Yiddish Story is a nine-minute film about Leonard (Leyb) Nimoy, z"l. Nimoy was Star Trek's Spock—but he was also a Yiddish speaker with Jewish roots in Boston's heymish West End neighborhood who early in his career worked with the world-renowned Yiddish theater director Maurice Schwartz.

Live Long and Prosper: The Jewish Story Behind Spock is a five-minute film about the Jewish story behind the hand gesture he made famous through his role as Spock on Star Trek.

Running time: 14 minutes