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0 Music Culture

The Jewish Musician Who Toured the World With Tito Puente

Susan Hornik in Kveller · 14 Oct

Mitch Frohman, a Jewish musician from the Bronx, shares his remarkable journey as a saxophonist and flutist who toured the world with Latin jazz legend Tito Puente for 25 years.

0 Television/Film Culture

Jewish Actress Marlee Matlin To Be Subject of New PBS ‘American Masters’ Film

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 30 Aug

Marlee Matlin, the first deaf actor to win an Oscar, will be the subject of a PBS American Masters documentary, marking the first time the series will primarily feature American Sign Language.

0 History Television/Film

Michael Douglas Says He Feels ‘More Connected to Judaism Than Ever’

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 2 Apr

Actor Michael Douglas expresses a deepening spiritual and religious connection to Judaism, sharing insights on his Jewish heritage, particularly tracing back his family history with the help of the PBS show "Finding Your Roots."

0 Holocaust Television/Film

Jewish comedian Lena Dunham discovers her family’s Holocaust story on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 29 Mar

Jewish comedian Lena Dunham recently discovered her family's Holocaust history on the PBS show Finding Your Roots.

0 Holocaust Antisemitism

Comedian Iliza Schlesinger Discovers Her Family’s Unknown Holocaust History in ‘Finding Your Roots’

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 29 Jan

In an episode of PBS's Finding Your Roots, comedian Iliza Schlesinger learns that her family has a hidden connection to the Holocaust that she was unaware of.

0 Holocaust Antisemitism

Rock star Alanis Morissette uncovers her family’s Holocaust history on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’

Jacob Gurvis in Forward · 2 Jan

Musician Alanis Morissette discovers her family's Jewish history on the PBS series Finding Your Roots.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

Actually, It Would Be Big News If Bernie Sanders And Larry David Weren’t Cousins

Forward · 5 Oct 2017

In an episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, Larry David and Senator Bernie Sanders discovered they are cousins through shared DNA, despite not having an identified direct connection on family trees dating back over 150 years.