Moment Magazine + Interfaith Voices Present: Great Jewish Thinkers
A collaboration with Moment Magazine that features conversations with Jewish leaders in the arts, politics and culture. Moment is the national, independent Jewish publication co-founded by Elie Wiesel in 1975.
Theodore Bikel: Drawing on 'Tradition'
He's played characters in dozens of films, from a riverboat officer in "The African Queen" to a dialect coach in "My Fair Lady." But he will always be best known for one role: as Tevye from "Fiddler on the Roof." Bikel has performed Tevye on stage more than any other actor – more than 2,000 times. He joins us to reflect on his long career, his love of Yiddish and his deep commitment to Judaism.
Theodore Bikel, actor and folk singer
Leonard Nimoy: 'Practicing Life'
From 1966 to 1969, Leonard Nimoy played Mr. Spock on the original Star Trek series. Those three years as a half-human, half-Vulcan science fiction character would change his life, making him the public face of one of the most popular franchises in television history. But there is an intensely private, spiritual side of Leonard Nimoy that isn’t as well known. The son of a barber, Nimoy grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Boston, where he became captivated by the mystery and poetry of Jewish rituals.
Leonard Nimoy, photographer, film director, poet and actor
