Re: New NPR national Jewish Music Radio program

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Leonard Nimoy's involvement with Jewish projects goes back at least to
1982 when he performed as Rav Katz in "The Mysterious Golem", an audio
drama.  (JRT Records JRT 10026).

I can also attest to Nimoy being a mentsch as the result of my
eavesdropping.  I had a stage seat to a performance of Equus.  At
intermission, immediately upon leaving the stage, Nimoy profusely
apologized for going up on a line to an actor who was playing a minor
role.  He certainly didn't play the star with the top billing, which
is what he was.

Bob
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From: Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com <Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: New NPR national Jewish Music Radio program


>
>In a message dated 7/14/99 4:38:58 PM, wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com writes:
>
><< Do you have any more information on the nature of the program, for
>example, contents?
>
>Do you have an email address to write to?
> >>
>
>I have been involved (though VERY peripherally) with this project for
4 or 5
>months.
>I'm not saying that it was due to my suggestion, but I had
recommended
>Leonard Nemoy for a number of reasons.
>His evolvement with Yiddish is extensive and has been associated with
such
>projects as the 1st Los Angeles Yiddish festival,"Yiddishkayt" where
he sang
>Yiddish folk songs with  a klezmer band (possibly Yale Storm). He has
been
>involved with  various projects with The Western Wind Ensemble as
well the
>"Yiddish Short Stories From Europe"  project from The National
Yiddish Book
>Center.
>
>Mayer is absolutely correct when he says "The best case scenario is
to create
>a broad based program that will cater to masses....A high profile and
highly
>identified jewish personality will do quite a bit to attract a wide
listening
>audience."
>Whether it's for his Jewish projects or his Dr. Spock character,
Nemoy is
>very well known and I can honestly tell you he is one heck of a nice
guy, a
>real "mentch" in every sense of the word.
>
>He has been at Hatikvah a number of times as has his son Adam, a very
>successful T.V producer and they have a very strong attachment to
Yiddish
>music and films. Though he had never performed in Yiddish Theater, he
said
>that his mentor was the great Yiddish actor/singer, Maurice Schwartz.
>Simon
>Enough E-mail for 1 day!
>
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