Tabatchnik: Leonard Nimoy Remembers A Local Legend From His Childhood in the West End

[@pauldemattia4721]

I lived on Grove Street on Beacon Hill when I was a kid and I remember Tabatcbnik coming down the middle of the street singing to the top of his lungs,and then he would chase the kids, and we run into the hall way till he was gone. WOW does that bring back merories.

[@Bob.5459]

My parents and grandparents always talked about him. What a wonderful voice he had. I just showed my mother his picture before showing her the video. Even with the beginnings of dementia. She blurted out his name.

[@smittyinwootown5640]

That is incredible how Tabatchnik triggered that Memory from Your Moms mind. It gave Me a chill. God Bless all of them. 🙏

[@shosmyth1454]

This Interview makes me cry! May you rest in peace through eternity Leonard Nimoye!

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

What a wonderful man Leonard Nimoy was with a interesting life to match.

[@danlevay5657]

I love this recollection by Mr. Nimoy.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

What an amazing story...kindness too...sounded a talented gentleman.

[@charlesperez9976]

Such a beautiful remembrance of a great tenor from leanords childhood! To this,dearly departed friend,I say MAZEL! He will be remembered,just like you.🥲

[@golancation]

make me cry how such huge star stay rooted to his essence ,, this very essence make you to be bigger and better , well balanced and exuberant well being !!! thank you dear Leonard for lighting the road for us ,showing us that home is where we all belong.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I never met Leonard Nimoy and I miss him terribly. I can't imagine how his family, friends and loved ones must feel. Maybe they all get to lean on each other a little. I hope so.

[@caesarvalentin6332]

The same here. Interesting, when died, I felt liked I lost an older brother.

[@esta1ful]

Me too 😪. I remember when the original series was on tv.

[@mariavincenzi8724]

There were 2 celebrities I would have liked to meet...Peter Falk and Leonard Nimoy !!

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Today there would have been video of him . Many Chazan had beautiful operatic voices .

[@Absaalookemensch]

Adults from the West End remember their global legend, Leonard Nimoy.

[@wfcoaker1398]

" He was quite mad". Which is to say he was too in touch with humanity. We all know people like that He wasn't t mad, he just experienced life more acutely than the rest of us.

[@WorgenGrrl]

I believe the word is "Meshugana"?

[@DuxburyDan]

My mother remembers him singing on the streets in the 1930s. Ditto - mad!

[@trudigoodman4825]

My Dad grew up in the West End. He loved Tabatchnik, many of the little kids did. He was probably "mad" but so what of it?

[@vanmoody]

I see your point. It didn't sound like he hurt anybody. It does make you sad to think about what happened to him. With that kind of voice he could have really taken off. Mental illness is understood a lot more today than it was back then. Many times it is a disease of the nervous system which causes chemical imbalances.

[@xfhghe]

I think it's beautiful how that liquor store subsidized his life, $10/week and then he'd pay back his debt with the $500 he got for singing during the high holidays. It shows that there was a lot heart in that community.

[@affema1]

From the one photo shown, it looks like he was having fun with the neighborhood kids

[@musicauthority7828]

I bet Leonard Nimoy would have loved hearing Roy Orbison sing.

[@danushaforknneer2749]

Great story.

[@angeloacosta9411]

It's what I liked about growing up in Chicago's lower west side ( Pilsen ) we had the fruit vendor, knife sharpener, home made gelato cart, ect...these folks make the much more enjoyable. 60608...

[@RockCrushing777]

This is the best stuff to have. I learn so much of the life of leanord and the community he loved.

[@YiddishBookCenter]

So glad you enjoyed! There are some other videos from our interview with him on our channel and website, too.

[@crumdoggy]

Amazing story!

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

I think after WW II the country changed in both good ways and bad ways. The bad way was we as a Nation Lost these interesting communities and their personalities.

[@remaguire]

I would say that the country really changed in the 60s. From about 65 on. I grew up in a neighborhood like this just north of NYC from the 50s to 70s. We had our Tabachnik and other local characters. Leonard's descriptions of his upbringing most definitely resonate with me.

[@peachesb-georgia1125]

Nice story 👌😉...

[@qwertyqart]

Tabatchnik in russiam means "tobacco guy", kind of someone who trades worth tobacco. From the word tobacco

[@YiddishBookCenter]

Zeyer interesant! Very interesting! Thanks for sharing, qwertyqart

[@Ettoredipugnar]

asturias ialbuz titlis my parents had a tailor/ dry cleaner shop in Philly we had a guy who would come in 3 or 4 days a week . His name was Zarin .No one knew his real name. He was paid in cash , lovey man wonderful tailor.

[@ilyaesq]

You're right. Tabachnik (Табачник) a person who deals with tobacco. And Nimoy (nEmoy) means mute. Portnoy - taylor. Etc.

[@davef.2811]

In the picture, was Mr. Nimoy perhaps the youngster standing to Tabatchnik's right wearing the light colored coat?

[@terryulmer969]

It's hard to say because his face is covered.

[@DavidRLentz]

Is the Wexner Oral History Project from Les Wexner, a prominent businessman based in Columbus, Ohio?

[@sammyvh11]

There was a reknown cardiologist in Baltimore same last name I wonder if they are related?

[@matthewkessler2366]

There is also a kosher frozen soup company with that name.

[@BabyHell_Cheese]

Baruch Dayan HaEmet Leonard Nimoy

[@franceslock1662]

Nostalgia for a vibrant community, then, would that happen today? Not even close. That was inclusion.

[@esta1ful]

“Tabochnik” would mean “tobacco man”.

[@saykhelrachmones8668]

Fucking Amazing

[@jasonirelan4487]

But I bet his voice isn’t on KZbin, is it?

[@GrumblingGrognard]

Roots!

[@romanchomenko2912]

Tabatchnik is a Ukrainian word describing a person dealing in tobacco or making cigars and selling pipe tobacco this person might of come from Ukraine like Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy in Ukrainian means a dumb person or is unable to talk properly. Yep 30 percent of American Jews came from Ukraine.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

There's not many can talk as well as this Nimoy!

[@ilyaesq]

Over the past century it is too bad many American Jews forgot or lost their heritage and ancestors, the Yiddish is mostly gone, the faith is tarnished, traditions not longer kept. And the saddest part - Jews vote predominantly for Democrats.

[@patriciacvener1968]

We should be voting Socialist!

[@paulsolovyovsky1702]

@@patriciacvener1968 that is what Leonard Nemoy escaped from with his family just like myself and my family in 1979. Live long and prosper and bear the fruits of your labors versus someone telling you that what you earn from your work belongs to the socialists/communists that know how to spend other people's money. His family and he knew what they wanted and made it to the Unites States, I'm glad we did as well. The socialists can stay where they are like China and Venuzuela.