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Our People, Our Traditions
Year
2015
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
1h 0m
Rating
TVPG
Performers
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publication Information
PBS
Summary
In this episode we learn about the ancestors of three celebrated Americans who not only share a Jewish heritage but a history of perseverance in the face of withering opposition. Tony Kushner delves into the history of the Holocaust to discover his ancestors' fate; Carole King learns the origins of her family name and confronts the reality of the discrimination her ancestors faced in America; and Alan Dershowitz finds out that the first Hassidic synagogue in Brooklyn, started by his great-grandfather, played a secret role in WWII.