Your favorite sci-fi legends battle over oil in this 24-minute Jewish history fever dream.
Lights reminds us to stand up for what we believe! This Chanukah story is told through animation & gripping narration by Judd Hirsch Also features the voices of Leonard Nimoy & Paul Michael Glaser.
Acting
Nimoy and Glaser as rival Greeks—casting so unhinged it works.
Production
1984 animation aesthetic: budget-conscious but weirdly hypnotic.
Director
Yehuda Wurtzel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on PBS and Jewish cable networks, becoming a cult VHS treasure passed between bubbes.
Released during the 1980s Jewish-American renaissance, it rode the same wave as The Jewish Americans documentary series.
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