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“Gene was anti-Semitic, clearly,” Nimoy replied as my heart sank. “Roddenberry had Jewish associates; Bill (Shatner) and I were both Jewish, as were others. To be fair, Roddenberry was anti ...
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The creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, was not Jewish–though his two initial co-writers, Bob Justman and Herb Solow, were. Several episodes were influenced by the specter of the Holocaust, which, in the mid-1960s, was still relatively recent: In “The City on the Edge of Forever,” Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy travel back in time to the first days...
Trek and Roddenberry both came to prominence in the mid-1960s, a decade where the rules–social, philosophical, and religious–were being rewritten. When Star Trekstarted, it was popularly labeled as an escapist fantasy, though it quickly developed a cult following. Roddenberry and its stars molded the show, in both subtle and explicit ways, with the...
Both Shatner and Nimoy went on to formidable acting careers, although neither has been able to shed their Star Trek persona completely. Notably, both Shatner and Nimoy’s post-Trek work has involved significant contributions to Jewish culture. Nimoy, now a photographer, took a series of photographs in 2002 called “Shekhina” (Jewish mysticism’s word ...
Jan 4, 2022 · And it extends to the philosophy that infuses the show, created by Gene Roddenberry, who was raised a Southern Baptist but came to consider himself a humanist, according to his authorized...
Sep 8, 2016 · While series creator Gene Roddenberry was probably not Jewish (it’s never been definitively decided), many of the original writers were— like Robert Bloch, Shimon Wincelberg, Don Mankiewicz, Harlan Ellison, Jerry Sohl, and David Gerrold.
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Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter and producer who created the science fiction franchise Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World ...
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Mar 24, 2016 · According to "Star Trek" creator, the non-Jewish Gene Roddenberry, Spock was to be “the representative of an intelligent society” and “the conscience of 'Star Trek,'” both pillars of the Jewish self-image. Furthermore, as a half-human and half-alien Vulcan, Spock was not comfortable in either world, reflecting the Jewish Diaspora ...
Sep 28, 2017 · Culture. ‘Star Trek’ Goes Less Jewish Than It Has Ever Gone Before. Star Trek Image by Getty Images. By Noah Berlatsky September 28, 2017. “Star Trek” has always embraced diversity. Gene...
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