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William Shatner autograph manuscript signed ''William Shatner / Capt. Kirk Proud Jew'', with Shatner describing his happy memories of growing up Jewish. Composed on his personal embossed stationery, Shatner writes about ''Some Hanukkah Memories'', in full, ''First of all I'd like to say I recently released a Holiday album - I was going to call it 'Dreidel Dreidel' but I thought better of it - maybe I should have - maybe.
I was born in Notre Dame de Grace neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec Canada, to a Conservative Jewish family. My Paternal Grandfather Wolfe Schattner anglicized the family name to Shatner - All four of my grandparents were immigrants. They came from the Austria-Hungary and Russian Empires (the location of today's Ukraine and Lithuania).
Third - my childhood - I can remember the menorah that was was silver and it was also black from use no matter how much it was polished - it sat on the mantelpiece all year until it was used - and then it was used with great reverence.
Fourth - my mother standing by frying pan, putting a mixture of potatoes - ground-up potatoes into the sizzly fat - the oil - frying up potato pancakes. The memory of those pancakes with applesauce and the family standing around eating those pancakes is a memory that is indelible. / Happy Hanukkah / William Shatner / Capt. Kirk Proud Jew''. Single page measures 7.25'' x 10.5''. Near fine condition.
William Shatner Shares His Memories of Growing Up Jewish -- Signed ''Happy Hanukkah / William Shatner / Capt. Kirk Proud Jew''
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