Against All Odds
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces media personality Andy Cohen and radio journalist Nina Totenberg to ancestors who were determined to survive.
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S7 E2 - 31s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces media personality Andy Cohen and radio journalist Nina Totenberg to ancestors who were determined to survive.
Andy Cohen Meets His Ancestors in a Newspaper Article
S7 E2 - 1m 16s
Andy Cohen discovers a newspaper article from 1889 about his great-great-grandfather's horse injury.
DNA Cousin
S7 E2 - 34s
Andy Cohen discovers that he is related to actress Scarlett Johansen.
Place of Worship
S7 E2 - 1m 4s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shows Andy Cohen an image of a wooden synagogue where his relatives may have worshipped in 1851.
Estate Controversy
S7 E2 - 1m 1s
Nina Totenberg discovers that as a child, her grandmother fought for a share of the family estate.
Fleeing Europe
S7 E2 - 1m 3s
Nina Totenberg learns that her Jewish grandmother escaped Europe just as France had surrendered to the Nazis in WW2.
Fond Memories
S7 E2 - 1m 9s
Nina Totenberg’s grandmother overcame great struggles during her lifetime - surviving the Russian Revolution, the Nazi Terror, and life as a stateless refugee.
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