Old Interviews With Leonard Nimoy About Judaism

Trek Clippings has a wealth of old articles about Star Trek--if you're a fan, you'll want to read them all! But these two gems about Nimoy and his relationship with Judaism caught my eye:

In 1967's Banned in Boston Nimoy talks about the prejudices he faced growing up as one of the few Jewish kids in his Boston neighborhood.

And in another article from 1967, Nimoy talks about his Orthodox parents, plus his own thoughts about observance, prayer and raising kids in Judaism. I especially liked the way Nimoy described his mom's relationship with God--she would even ask God to make sure her kids remembered to brush their teeth!

My Mom's like that: she calls for divine aid in any and all situations. And she's a nice Catholic girl, not a Jew, so apparently this trait crosses religious boundaries. She passed that trait onto me, for which I'm grateful. It allows me to bitch, moan and plead with God about everything...

Enjoy the articles!