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Parts of this interview are in Yiddish, subtitled in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Leonard Nimoy&#039;s Mameloshn: A Yiddish Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9QAYvI5CC5s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Live Long and Prosper: The Jewish Story Behind Spock, Leonard Nimoy&#039;s Star Trek Character\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DyiWkWcR86I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yiddishbookcenter.org\/collections\/oral-histories\/interviews\/woh-fi-0000483\/leonard-nimoy-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.yiddishbookcenter.org\/collections\/oral-histories\/interviews\/woh-fi-0000483\/leonard-nimoy-2013<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonard Nimoy &#8211; Jewish actor most well-known for his role as Spock on the Star Trek science fiction series &#8211; was interviewed by Christa Whitney in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 2013. 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