David Duchovny takes a deep dive into his Jewish heritage on ‘Finding Your Roots’
The episode saw the acclaimed actor tearing up as he learned about his Yiddish-language journalist grandfather
The episode saw the acclaimed actor tearing up as he learned about his Yiddish-language journalist grandfather
(JTA) — “I was the hairy Jewish monkey in a sea of blond kids.” That’s not Seth Rogen or Jonah Hill — it’s Sarah Silverman talking about her upbringing in Bedford, New Hampshire, on an upcoming episode of “Finding Your Roots,” the celebrity genealogy show on PBS. Bedford, the comedian explains, was not exactly a…
(JTA) — Scarlett Johansson knew that her mother’s side of the family came from Jewish communities in Eastern Europe, but she didn’t know much else about her Jewish ancestors. But when the movie star appeared on the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” on Tuesday night, she learned some specifics about those branches of her family tree…
Actress Maya Rudolph will be one of three celebrities featured in a PBS documentary show that traces the ancestry of pop culture personalities, uncovering familial histories they themselves are not aware of. The episode, which airs January 19 and also features writer Shonda Rimes and actor Keenen Ivory Wayans, traces the African American roots of…
WNET/ Joseph Sinnott If you’re not familiar with it, “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates is in part a PBS response to the genealogy craze, people increasingly curious about where they came from. The next episode is all Jewish, as we learn about the ancestors of three celebrated Americans. Tony Kushner delves into the…
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