It’s inspired by the Priestly Blessing but the latter requires two hands, so saying that the vulcan salute is itself a “Jewish symbol” is not really accurate.
Interestingly, according to the this comment, the first use of it on Star Trek was not by Spock but rather by T’Pau - who was played by Celia Lovsky, who happens to have been previously married to Peter Lorre.
Live long and prosper… IN HELL
I haven’t seen the movie, so I assumed Dr. Baldo was casting a spell of peace and long life.
I haven’t either lol, he just looks like he’s trying to vaporize me
I had no idea! Cool trivia!
And Peter Lorree was the weird dude in The Maltese Falcon that some of us first saw as a caricature on Bugs Bunny.
Peter Lorre was ‘the weird dude’ in a lot of movies.
He was also in Casablanca IIRC
Yes, although I enjoyed him most as one of the Russian officials in Silk Stockings. He does this song, which is so much fun- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZmHVfAokcg
Most famous for his first big film … M … from 1931 … made just as the Nazis were taking power in Germany.
