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AMS signed “William Shatner, Capt. Kirk, Proud Jew,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal stationery, no date. Handwritten essay entitled “Some Hanukkah Memories,” which features Shatner’s happy memories of growing up Jewish, in full: “First I'd like to say I recently released a Holiday Album – I was going to call it 'Dreidel Dreidel' but have thought better of – I mean maybe I should have – maybe. I was born [in] the 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 from the Austria-Hungary and Russian Empires (location of present day Ukraine and Lithuania). Third – during my childhood – the menorah was silver and black from use no matter how often it was polished. It was something that sat somewhere on the mantelpiece until it was used with great reverence. Fourth, my mother standing over the frying pan, putting in a mixture of potatoes – ground-up potatoes into the sizzling fat – the oil – and frying up potato pancakes. The potato pancakes and applesauce and with the family gathered around all eating the pancakes. The memory is indelible. Happy Chanukkah.” In very fine condition.
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