World War II left a deep impact on many of our families. What have you learned about your families' experience during this time?
@catherines2421
Жыл бұрын
I took my older cousin who lives in Louisiana to the WW2 museum in New Orleans. She is 10 years older than me. She was born in 1938 and remembered the war. I found out that her mom worked in the war industry in Philadelphia. Her mom would take her to school in the morning and then my cousin would walk to her mom’s work and wait for her to be finished. I knew her dad my father’s brother was in the Navy. I found out that my uncle was a cook supplying ships that were in dock in Virginia their food supplies while the ships were being repaired. My dad was also a cook but he was in the Army and was in New Guinea and Australia which I had known for just about my whole life. She and I had a great time that day!
@patriciajrs46
9 ай бұрын
@@catherines2421That's wonderful. Thank you sharing the lovely memory with us.
@ricktheexplorer
7 ай бұрын
My Father was a US soldier in WWII. One night, the paragliders dropped into a city, I forgot which one. They were to take out a German Machine gun nest. My Father and 2 other men approached. The man to my Father's Left got shot, killed, the man to the right of my Father got killed, so he was on his own. They kept firing at him for a long time, and I believe the other glider troops overtook the nest while he was shooting at my Father. He said those gliders were shot up like swiss cheese. A miracle he survived. That was just one story of many. I'm lucky to be here.
@damemarthafalker6738
2 жыл бұрын
I'm use to seeing Jeff, a quirky but endearing actor, in situations which spark laughter. Him being moved to tears by stories of his ancestors, for me, makes it even more so impactful.
@shaystern2453
2 жыл бұрын
act-ing
@damemarthafalker6738
2 жыл бұрын
@@shaystern2453 Well, aren’t you the perceptive, deductive Sherlock. Bravo, Inspector!
@gtron7692
2 жыл бұрын
Love your picture! Lmfao!
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Dame Martha Falker. It's so true! We're used to seeing Jeff using his considerable comedic talents in so many memorable roles that such episodes can really make us pause and reflect. Thank you for checking out the video and we wish you every success in unlocking your own family history. Please call on us anytime you need our support.🌳
@attaist
2 жыл бұрын
I was going to say something….but that pic, made me forget 😂
@matthewishunting
2 жыл бұрын
He can't even stop Goldbluming when he's talking about infernos and extermination. I love Jeff
@Auntkekebaby
2 жыл бұрын
lol
@bobareeniobobareenio2935
2 жыл бұрын
What does “ goldbluming “ mean, please?
@sticky59
2 жыл бұрын
Get a room !
@kawasakiwhiptwo5821
2 жыл бұрын
I love it too Mathew. I think it's genuinely part of his personality. It's as if he takes on the persona of who he's speaking of.
@doraguerra21
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobareeniobobareenio2935 Watch him on Colbert - he's got a unique, quirky and delightful personality. He is one of my favorites.
@injunsun
2 жыл бұрын
Dude. I just can't. Hearing things like this just entirely messes me up. It hurts so badly, not only knowing these things happened that we can't undo, but also, knowing millions of hateful people still exist, and want to do this all over again. If it ever happens near me, I will not allow it. I promise. We are all family.
@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291
2 жыл бұрын
The beginning stages have already started happening. I’m waiting for it to get worse.
@JesusChrist2000BC
2 жыл бұрын
Youve got millions of people on social media right now calling for the mass death of the unvaccinated. So it shows that history will repeat itself over and over as people continue to get swallowed up by fear and paranoia.
@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291
2 жыл бұрын
@@JesusChrist2000BC exactly
@DanieVargas
2 жыл бұрын
You can try…. Many did back in the ‘30’s. It won’t matter. If it DOES happen again, the only thing we (as Jews) can do is FIGHT BACK this time…. Having grown up with familial stories of WWII, I doubt “we” will just sit there and hope it doesn’t happen again…. No, I don’t “hope”, if it does happen again, we WILL FIGHT! It’s too ingrained in our upbringing…. I was raised with “Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.” And THAT is why “we” will NEVER forget the past…
@loveenergy4255
2 жыл бұрын
Sadly, very horrifyingly, it IS happening in China right now. A group of people called the Uighers are being tortured, sterilized, worked to death in camps because of their religion. I may have the spelling of it wrong, but it’s a very real tragedy being kept from the public. Please look it up. There are petitions out there to bring it to light. Cotton and other products are being purchased from China by the sweat of this slave labor, by VERY popular companies here. You can find lists of them at human rights nonprofits. It’s very real and must not be ignored.
@richi6550
2 жыл бұрын
As an Indian sometimes I feel very privileged that we know our roots to such a deep level like we are still very close to my great grandfather's cousin's family it's amazing how we have so many thing in common
@NavW-or2rm
2 жыл бұрын
Talk for yourself... Idk at all
@akashsarkar2001-r5k
2 жыл бұрын
I know about my great great grandfather, great grandfather and so on... But I wanna know about people who were there before them and also their extended families. Maybe someone did something great and we don't know that they did. Maybe we can show some respect that way
@abbasshachem3383
2 жыл бұрын
As a Lebanese i (specially) can trace my roots 1400 years ego
@samuraijackoff5354
2 жыл бұрын
@@NavW-or2rm Ayyy, same here. After the communists wrecked Vietnam and Laos, our family roots are gone to the wind. All we have is vague stories from dad and some war torn forests. Practically we began to exist in 1950.
@majorhawk2339
2 жыл бұрын
Yo
@rebeccaluce6171
2 жыл бұрын
One of my daughters was born and spent her first three years in Oral, Russia. By that time it had been renamed to Uralsk, now in Kazakhstan. I saw a small war memorial there. Lovely people there.
@zavi13
2 жыл бұрын
I think this might be a different city called Orel (also spelled Oryol) in western Russia?
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing with us!
@nadiamordvinkin6310
2 жыл бұрын
@@zavi13 Oryol- it's not in Qazaqhstan area. Oryol- is central Russia. Oral- it's name of huge lake. I think it's get dried now 😢
@kayzeaza
2 жыл бұрын
@@nadiamordvinkin6310 do you mean the Aral Sea? The Sea that he Soviets destroyed by over using it to water crops
@nadiamordvinkin6310
2 жыл бұрын
@@kayzeaza Yes. I don't know if it was distroyed in Soviet times, or already in RF time.
@lauramalek3128
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely ADORE this series. It is always very well put together. I've never seen the episode with Jeff though, have to go find it in its entirety. He is wonderful.
He's the thinking man's Ryan Reynolds...in all his roles he just plays himself!
@eatwhatukiii2532
2 жыл бұрын
He is very articulate and expressive.it’s hard NOT to have a crush on him!
@rogerriehl1612
2 жыл бұрын
It's really amazing what we can discover from our ancestors. During my search, I found out that my great-grandfather was immigrating to the USA (in 1905), but due to a storm in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, he ended up in Brazil, where he remained until his death (in 1961). His father was a philosophy professor in Berlin (today, Humboldt Universität), where he interacted with Albert Einstein and Max Planck during the time they were developing their theories at the very same university. They were constantly meeting to discuss the philosophical aspects of their theories, and their students were interacting during this process.
@ilincabogza
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@glenn71144
2 жыл бұрын
Every Jew suspects family members were engulfed in the mass extermination during WW2. It is heartbreaking when family research provides confirmation about family extermination during WW2.
@BarLadyy
2 жыл бұрын
Between slavery and the Holocaust, it’s hard to read or watch the atrocities that occurred. I weep for humanity when I watch anything pertaining to those events.
@cd6243
2 жыл бұрын
@@BarLadyy me too - its heart breaking
@rosegarten4389
2 жыл бұрын
And puts names and faces to them, wow!
@davidholmes2283
2 жыл бұрын
I was also saddened watching Lisa Kudrow and Jerry Springer's ancestry.
@Iksvomid
2 жыл бұрын
Even sadder when some of them are left alive.
@janep1968
2 жыл бұрын
I love Jeff so much. He's just so unique, quirky and genuine.
@yvettemarshallTWN
2 жыл бұрын
An authentic person, not perfect and not pretending to be (he saves the pretending for his movies). His personal messiness is his beauty. Everyone’s is! 🌟
@janep1968
2 жыл бұрын
@@yvettemarshallTWN personal messiness... I love that
@yvettemarshallTWN
2 жыл бұрын
@@janep1968 🎖
@anteseueracegoagoravejo124
2 жыл бұрын
Their reaction always moves me, I'm also doing research on my ancestors. It's a gratifying feeling.
@ldr11233
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff tearing up made me tear up! 🥺
@cd6243
2 жыл бұрын
Me too 😢
@worthlesscoala
2 жыл бұрын
Same :)
@mustanggun
2 жыл бұрын
The spirit of Elijah is real. Jeff was on the verge of tears thinking about his cousin’s story.
@ladycatherinedebourgh7336
2 жыл бұрын
I do so adore Jeff! This clip was excruciatingly short.
@pattij.schwensen3066
2 жыл бұрын
@MissKitka, There is a FULL episode…these ‘clips’ are just to get people interested and educated on the show.
@michellerene951
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@grnhix6811
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldblum is so genuine, I admire him and for this reason, he's my favorite actor.
@Hottwheelz
2 жыл бұрын
Seeing Jeff Goldblum cry I just can’t
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
We are glad that you enjoyed this video.
@Hottwheelz
2 жыл бұрын
@@AncestryUS I have greatly enjoyed some of your more recent story’s
@LeezPgh
2 жыл бұрын
My grandma told me Jeff is a distant cousin of ours. I wonder if I’m related to these folks too.
@stephanieyee9784
2 жыл бұрын
Reach out to Mr Gates or to Jeff with your family tree and ask them to confirm or deny. It would be amazing if you Are related, even distantly.
@Day1onDay1
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephanieyee9784 I usually don't do this but because I feel his title is so well deserved I must correct you.. lol, it's *Doctor* Gates. 💙
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
That would be pretty cool @leezPgh. Be sure to let us know if you do any research and are able to verify a connection! 😃
@KSynBlaze
2 жыл бұрын
LeezPzh :- There is no such thing as distant relatives, only family members.
@damemarthafalker6738
2 жыл бұрын
@@KSynBlaze Here, here. I’ve made similar statements in recent years when newly found relatives refer to us as being ‘distant cousins.’ If the DNA says we’re kin, compounded with proof via research, we’re family.
@naturalbeauty_maria
2 жыл бұрын
Speaking Russian and being fluent enough that I can read those records in this video, I honestly teared up when I saw this.... it's truly touching....
@keithhawthorne5630
2 жыл бұрын
My Greatgrandfather was Jewish, he had a family of nine, they boarded up the windows and nailed the doors shut then set the roof alight with the whole family pershing inside My grandmother was a tiny girl and She squeezed through a coal shoot in the basement overlooked by the Kozaks, She ran for safety, amid the terror hearing the screams of Her family roasting alive. This was in Galicia, on the Imperial boarder, when the Russians took over.
@kepinpin5277
2 жыл бұрын
holy moly, RIP man
@rsmith02
2 жыл бұрын
@@cornpop7176 Why did you say "Jewish led?" The Bolsheviks were not a religious political movement, quite the opposite.
@cornpop7176
2 жыл бұрын
@@rsmith02 most estimates had Bolshevik leadership sitting around 80% Jewish
@albertdupont3339
2 жыл бұрын
@@cornpop7176 Jews were backing the revolution for legitimate reasons, as they though results would be comparable to the french revolution and they wouldnt be the target of massive pogroms anymore. Your family was a collateral damage, but russian jews were still legitimate in their choice.
@beebee33
2 жыл бұрын
I got chills reading this story. 😪 that is terrible
@pauldulin1811
2 жыл бұрын
I've been researching my family history for several months now. The findings certainly do change how I see myself.
@bighomieJ5X
2 жыл бұрын
I cant find squat on my family , what criteria are u using .
@pauldulin1811
2 жыл бұрын
@@bighomieJ5X whatever that has been available online. I have been focused on closer matches (1st-4th) cousins. I'm at the pre-civil war "brick wall," common for a lot of blacks due to obvious circumstances, as the way you research changes.
@Heksje1998
2 жыл бұрын
@@bighomieJ5X depening on when a record becomes availibe you might need to start with your great grandparents instead of your grandparents. I even needed to start a generation later at my great great grandparents. In the netherlands records become avialbe after 50/75/100 years depending on the record. it might be diffrent for the united states tho.
@sngtfrk1661
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!
@bighomieJ5X
2 жыл бұрын
@@Heksje1998 ok thanks that's a great idea
@yvettemarshallTWN
2 жыл бұрын
I love his work and his sense of style! Jeff G. and Christopher Walken float my boat! Jeff’s a Scorp, quirky and deep. Much married and finally a father at like, 60-something with accumulated wisdom and a solid legacy for his sons. Also an accomplished jazz musician. The whole enchilada. 🎶🏆💯
@cd6243
2 жыл бұрын
He's amazing and sooooo handsome- he reminds me of my brother
@yvettemarshallTWN
2 жыл бұрын
@@cd6243 is your brother married? 🎏
@cindybogart6062
2 жыл бұрын
@@cd6243 I always though he was handsome also.
@TalkShowKelly
2 жыл бұрын
He’s a Libra/Scorpio cusp. October 22nd. Usually classed as Libra.
@melissagerber7231
2 жыл бұрын
@@cindybogart6062 I always thought so, too. I've liked him since Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.
@laurencelance586
2 жыл бұрын
When I started looking for my family, all I knew was the name of my father and my grandfather. It's taken some 30 years, and although there is so much more to learn, I am now back to Switzerland in 1525.
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
That's really fascinating, Laurence, we're glad that you've managed to find information going back so far! We hope you'll continue to find out more and add records to your family tree too. Thanks for sharing!
@sandrasharp2934
2 жыл бұрын
1500's.. that's incredible!
@laurencelance586
2 жыл бұрын
@@sandrasharp2934 A distant cousin had the family documented back to 1066, but when she passed the daughter destroyed all fhe research.
@GoldieHoffmanComedian
2 жыл бұрын
@@laurencelance586 tragic, really. can't understand people who don't get the importance of history and saving such rare records.
@laurencelance586
2 жыл бұрын
@@GoldieHoffmanComedian Yes, Goldie it is tragic that the daughter destroyed some 50 years of effort and careful documentation. Pali, my cousin who passed, was a librarian by profession and I have every reason to believe that her research was carefully documentated in the most precise manner. I strongly suspect that one of the reasons why the family has such a dislike for any genealogical research is rooted in anti semitism, because there is at leat strong circumstancial reason to believe we intermarried into Jewish famalies.
@thomasshaughnessy1121
2 жыл бұрын
Ancestry us truly amazing. You never truly know what you'll find. My 14th great grandfather was John William Rogers. He was burnt at the stake by queen Mary in 1555 for not changing his religious beliefs. My 12th great grandfather Thomas Matthew Rogers. Thomas and his son came over on the Mayflower. My 11th great grandaunt Ann Foster Alcock was accused of being a witch during the salem witch trials. She died in prison at 76 years old after withstanding torture. I am also connected to a veteran of the revolutionary War and the war of 1812. Proud of my heritage: Mostly Scots irish. Made me tear up a bit when Jeff found his roots.
@marysketch4772
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! What a spectrum of events, historical events.
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
What a fascinating family history you have Thomas, thank you so much for sharing these parts of it with us. We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed this episode of Finding Your Roots as well!
@themaskedman221
2 жыл бұрын
Who f*ckin cares.
@TheRandompaint
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool my man
@lauramalek3128
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Sorry for the sad family endings you've discovered, but impressed at the past generational connections you've found!
@Raczyna
2 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with Jeff since i was a little girl. Don't know why. It's just part of me.
@DaftPunkSkittle
2 жыл бұрын
Lol we all have crushes
@silverstuff182
2 жыл бұрын
You should enter"Mattiel Jeff Goldblum" a child's ode to her worship
@lisabrightly
2 жыл бұрын
Same!
@caronstout354
2 жыл бұрын
For me, since "Buckaroo Banzai"
@VinaTaurus88
2 жыл бұрын
Me too! But I know why, that leather ensemble in Jurassic park 😅
@ilovemuslimfood666
2 жыл бұрын
I want to give Jeff Goldblum a big hug after seeing his reaction to his family history! 🤗
@billyforkell1501
2 жыл бұрын
Dr. Gates..... The best dressed documentarian ever.🙌😊
@treiz01
Жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldblum is so charismatic, he's still captivating even when he's caught off guard and sad. Incredible.
@davidponseigo8811
2 жыл бұрын
My grandmother was a Lithuanian Catholic who barely managed to get out of Europe before the war but unfortunately she had many aunts , uncles and cousins that didn't get out and most were killed in the Camps.
@courtneyholland6215
2 жыл бұрын
Such a touching story
@drphot6050
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I know much of my families roots and ancestry here but there's so much more to learn
@sonnycorleone2602
2 жыл бұрын
I am glad Jeff (Jurassic Park) Goldblum found out more about his ancestors. Alway's liked him. 😊
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing with us!
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
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@jennaross6654
5 ай бұрын
Always loved Jeff Goldblum. He’s just who he is. Unique, expressive, quirky. ❤
@AncestryUS
5 ай бұрын
Hi there, BlondieLJ! Thanks so much for stopping by. We are thrilled you have enjoyed this episode with Jeff Goldblum so much. We hope you love the rest of the seasons just as much!
@miserywhip88
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldblum crying is the saddest thing....but we love him.....
@RoyPounsford
2 жыл бұрын
Dr Gates, you are just so good.
@imari2305
2 жыл бұрын
Dr. Gates is a treasure!!
@beedwarf
2 жыл бұрын
Unquestionably, Jeff Goldblum is one of my favorite actors.
@katyp.2495
2 жыл бұрын
My father's family were from Buczacz which; when he was born, was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and is now in western Ukraine near Lviv. In 1919 my grandfather decided to move my grandmother and their children to London to stay with relatives. None of my family who stayed behind survived the war. Like Jeff, many names that came up during research I'd never heard of. I suspect there are MANY like us.
@calbob750
2 жыл бұрын
Attention: If your doing ancestry research beware of other people researching some family records and adding or subtracting people your not really related to.
@dgeneeknapp3168
2 жыл бұрын
It pays to be that nosey kid that sits and listens to the adults "spilling all the tea" (southern saying for telling all the secrets). In doing my research, I found most of it already accomplished and it did match with all those names I heard as I eavesdropped on the adults, while pretend to be caught up in my Barbies. A side of the family, I never met had linked all the names and stories as I'd heard them growing up. It's a pretty astonishing story, but it matches the "oral traditions " of my elders, so I feel pretty confident in it all. My husband wanted me to research his family. As a rascal of a boy, he couldn't be bothered to hear the adults. Hence, I really can't get it done. There is the chance his people have been here as long as mine, but he was certain they came in the first few decades of the 20th century. The names he gives are as common in the time as cell phones are now. The lesson? Always be sure to spy on the adults, when they talk. It's usually some good dirt but is also beneficial to confirm genealogy research. 😏🤭
@TingTingalingy
2 жыл бұрын
How do you reckon ppl have the power to do this while others will disagree?
@cathaymcrae2401
2 жыл бұрын
Be sure to get everything you can from grandparents, parents and other relatives and write it down. You will begin your research and have major regrets as you proceed and cannot ask questions you have since people who knew the answers have passed on.
@seekingserenity2973
2 жыл бұрын
Family rumor had my grandfather previously married . I found the proof of the divorce in the dirty courthouse basement . I learned my father had also been divorced. Both men filed for divorce due to their wives adultery.
@Ol_Durty_Badger
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff’s been one of my favorite actors since I was a kid. I was a weird kid and the vibe he gave off in Jurassic park spoke to me. Having done my down research I to my family history I too found tragedy, and extermination. Having come from an old Noble Irish family the roots run deep into the very bones of Ireland herself. Even having not been in Ireland for a generation, it was cool to do the DNA test and find out that my family carries the genetic marker on our Y chromosome that links us to Niall of the 9 Hostages.
@NikCan66
2 жыл бұрын
Niall and the 9 hostages kept on the hill of Tara
@divineduality
2 жыл бұрын
I have some ancestors from Ireland great great great but not much info I’m curious would Ireland have more info
@jacob3359
2 жыл бұрын
90’s
@kiradelarochefoucauld7499
Жыл бұрын
His god-like physique spoke to me!
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
We're glad you enjoyed the video!
@katrinaassoumou6400
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite actor as well. Amen
@KentPetersonmoney
2 жыл бұрын
It's weird seeing him with grey hair. 8 remember when he had no grey
@vivimo9845
2 жыл бұрын
He still looks AMAZING!!
@dragonfly6908
2 жыл бұрын
He does, he will be 70 this year.
@sherlynn7211
2 жыл бұрын
So incredibly moving.. just want to hug Mr Goldblum..
@LisaRichards_123
2 жыл бұрын
My father’s family on his father’s side were descendants of the Spanish Inquisition in which Jews that were forced to convert or die. They fled to Poland and remained Jewish.
@lisaannbarriner9633
2 жыл бұрын
It always saddens me to see this, even though it is in the past. My Great Uncle was drafted towards the end of WWII. He was involved more in the cleanup, so to speak. The pictures he brought home were heartbreaking.
@noni5961
2 жыл бұрын
We need this program to come back with its full episodes.
@jessicastawicki2441
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff is such an amazing actor, you can tell he got closure with his reactions 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@ethanpotts2915
2 жыл бұрын
You know, it's crazy, I've always wanted to learn more about my grandfather, he was in the army in Vietnam but no one will tell me what he did, he died when I was 7. all I know is he was a specialist. Now I'm in the navy in Japan and yearning to learn more about my family's past but don't have the time to do the research
@Phyrre56
2 жыл бұрын
This is common for soldiers who return from war. It's so scarring, they never want to talk about it. My grandfather was a prisoner of war in occupied France in WW2, he was liberated by the D-Day operation. He never spoke of it in any more detail than that. His goal once he returned to the US was to try to live his life as if that horrific chapter had never happened. Even with his close family, he would not speak of it. It's possible no one in your family knows exactly what your grandfather did in Vietnam.
@MrsBrit1
Жыл бұрын
My grandpa was in Korea as a medic. The only thing I know about his time serving was that he saw enough trenchfoot and gangrene that he never wanted anyone wearing his shoes....and it's not because he ever told me that.
@24Wynn
Жыл бұрын
If your grandfather was a Specialist, I think he may have been a doctor and not in the front lines. That was a horrific war. Thank God that he survived and was intelligent that he didn't have to fight in the front line.
@curtislarson1487
2 жыл бұрын
We saw real emotion in an great actors face. It broght tears to my eyes. how we can be so mean to each other is beyond me . I see it coming again soon. Hate should be earned
@joelspringman7748
2 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid you're right that it's coming again soon. We must never forget history. There is a statue in front of the remains of the Dachau concentration camp which proclaims, "Never again!", but, I'm sad to say, I think it will.
@KuntaKinteToby
2 жыл бұрын
Shortly after WW1 my family, which was living in the Rotterdam region of The Netherlands, had a split. Half the family wanted to come here fearing another war could happen in the future. The other half stayed. I do not know what happened to the half that stayed in Europe, but I have to imagine they died in the Rotterdam Blitz :( - If they are still alive I hope they are doing well
@thomashiasmoultrie72
2 жыл бұрын
Man I love Mr Jeffrey great great actor I’m glad you found your roots💛💛
@ladydeerheart1
2 жыл бұрын
Just adore Jeff. Always have. "Vibes" is in my top two all time favorite films.
@lmgutier
2 жыл бұрын
This man is doing amazing work making these connections.
@heathersellens7871
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely piece about Mr. Goldblum; I was also in tears. Ancestry, do you have any ideas how an individual can get the same results without being famous?
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Heather, we are glad that you enjoyed the video. You can learn more about hiring a professional genealogist here: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Hiring-a-Genealogist?language=en_US
@sarahpursley719
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldbum is a precious treasure.
@ivonnefelix9168
2 жыл бұрын
I love Dr. Louis Gates Jr's. show. Ancestry is letting us know how we are all connected in this world.
@peacebeyondpassion2
2 жыл бұрын
Love Jeff Goldblum, always have.
@Ceerads
2 жыл бұрын
My maternal grandmother and grandfather were from Russia and in the very early 1900s fled Russia for Brooklyn. This story is similar to those of many Ashkenazi Jews.
@kinkane5566
2 жыл бұрын
I've always loved Jeff Goldblum, glad to see he was able to learn something new of his heritage here.
@MotoVet86
2 жыл бұрын
My mom is from South Korea. Her dad left his family from the north before they split. I can only imagine what that side of the family has had to live through.
@SuperAvenger98
2 жыл бұрын
Who can dislike Jeff Goldblum. inspiring story too.
@greeneyedsims1724
2 жыл бұрын
I've loved this man, Jeff Goldblum, for a very long time.
@lisaspikes4291
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldblum has always been one of my favorites. There’s just something about him…
@cathaymcrae2401
2 жыл бұрын
Well, for a couple, he is tall, 6’5” plus, and darkly handsome. I’m weird but I loved Independence Day.
@Mm-hmmm
2 жыл бұрын
“Life finds a way”
@normabroome5845
2 жыл бұрын
Professor Gate does a good job
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Norma, we are glad that you like the video. Have you had a chance to dive into your family history?
@jeffgoesrandom4217
2 жыл бұрын
Met Jeff Goldblum at one of his piano nights in LA. Amazing fun, down to earth, song night plus bonus six degrees of Jeff Goldberg questions...
@lauramalek3128
2 жыл бұрын
Oh heck that DOES sound like fun...especially the 6 degrees of random questions.
@mukhumor
2 жыл бұрын
I just saw a clip where a jewish guy goes to Spain to discover what the Inquisition was like for jews. So he discovered that some jews kept their jewish faith even though they converted, but one young girl was found out so they decided to burn her at the stake, she made such a moving speech at the stake, they decided to show her mercy, so they garroted her before they burned her. Our guy was really moved by this, that she had kept her faith in the face of adversity. The researcher then presented our host with some more research. His own ancestor had converted to Christianity and became a governor in a province in Mexico where he persecuted and burned native Mexicans for refusing to abandon their beliefs. The past is a different country.
@imisstoronto3121
2 жыл бұрын
jim you are talking about the conversos. Those who converted to Christianity on the outside, but practised Judaism privately. They were long known in Spain before the Expulsion but once the edict was announced, many left. But plenty stayed because Spain was their home, and over the generations the mask of Christianity became entrenched, but they kept certain practises for which over time, the meaning was lost. But they knew they could only do these with family only and in private. Like lighting candles on Friday evening, but putting them in a cupboard so they would not be seen in the street. The Catholics had another name for them: Marranos. Its not a particularly nice name as it translates to "Pigs". I saw a film about 15 years ago about a group of hidden Jews in Spain who gathered in secret to perform certain rituals throughout the year, but could not explain the ritual. One ritual was in spring, gathering to make matzah (something we eat at Passover). They chanted a prayer while they did but the fact is the words were lost. At one time probably would have been Hebrew but with no knowledge of what they were saying, it was just sounds. They knew they were different, but I dont think they knew they were descendants of Jews.
@tracyrain4941
2 жыл бұрын
When it's your family it's not just history any more. It's part of your own story, your own life and can change your perspective on history in a second. Very interesting video.
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
We're glad you enjoyed it, Tracy!
@ohcanada8084
2 жыл бұрын
@ Tracy Rain Learning about my family’s genealogy was the one way that my Grandmother began to teach me about history. Once my interest was piqued, it was a whole new world of learning for me at a young age.
@favoredhustlekai
2 жыл бұрын
I genuinely have loved this man as an actor since I was a little girl. He is such a dope and interesting person. How he speaks and his since of humor
@calhoundukes8398
2 жыл бұрын
Top of the year my dear!!! Write your goals down get it done cuhz!
@ernstgottschalk8023
2 жыл бұрын
Every Ancestry video is like: Ancestry to black person:"Bru your ancestors were slaves.." Black person:"Bru that makes me so sad." Ancestry to white person:"Bru your ancestors owned slaves" White person:"Bru I would never do that.."
@lauraleecreations3217
2 жыл бұрын
I love Jeff and his family ❤❤❤❤❤
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll make sure to pass it along! :)
@SulliMike23
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Jeff’s ancestor lived the same life as Fievel’s family in An American Tail.
@leeleemee
2 жыл бұрын
Are you serious 🧐 This made me LOL.
@denysephenix2349
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldblum is my favorite actor , he is humble and I just love him. Love always and my prayers for you Mr. Goldblum
@cindybogart6062
2 жыл бұрын
I really like Jeff Goldblum. He such a character & good actor & can be so funny.
@marugg78
2 жыл бұрын
My grandparents survived the camps. We aren't even Jewish and yet they ended up there. It didn't matter. The one event my grandfather told me of what happened in the camp was so horrific I never asked again. It was also by sheer luck I'm here.
@GK-ku3zv
2 жыл бұрын
He is one of my favorite actors. At the top of the list!
@brockreynolds870
2 жыл бұрын
It's bizarre how so many people don't know very much about their families' history. I know all mine 5 generations back, they are even buried in the same cemetary
@prissylily25
2 жыл бұрын
He’s so FINE
@cd6243
2 жыл бұрын
He is super fine ⭐
@carylbrowngirl5148
2 жыл бұрын
He's always been good looking.
@JimRedHawk
2 жыл бұрын
You never know what you will find. My great,great, great, great, great grandfather was the Choctaw Chief of Scouts under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War of 1814. The Creek War Chief Red Eagle they fought against is also my cousin! How often does things like that happen? I am two parts Choctaw & one part Nansemond & Cherokee along with the Scotch, Irish and English I inherited from both sides of the family. I encourage you to dig deep. You never know what you might find.
@kennarajora6532
2 жыл бұрын
That's pretty cool.
@JimRedHawk
2 жыл бұрын
It certainly blew me away when I found out. I am also related to the gunslinger Sam Bass through my GGG grandmother, Nancy Ann Bass Weatherford. I have two famous relatives in my family and both were “bad” boys. 🤣
@madeleine7411
2 жыл бұрын
I have always liked watching Jeff act. He is interesting. I am glad your father moved to America. People who persecute any ethnicity are narrow-minded bigots. To stand by and do nothing to stop it demeans those who watch as well as those who perpetrate the persecution.
@maxxmabemwe4859
2 жыл бұрын
As long as there are people like you there is hope for the world.
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
We're glad you liked the video, Medeleine. It's certainly heart-wrenching to watch stories like this, but it's so important to remember. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.
@livinthedream4479
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t look like an “act” to me. I have seen several episodes of this show and the people seem genuinely touched. I hope you can open your heart to search your ancestors out as it will touch you too. Although truthfully the work was done by someone else and he is being shown
@leeballington3136
2 жыл бұрын
All these little bits of coincidences, happenings or dare I say, luck and fate, make us all here today. Always makes me a little teary.
@evilchaperone
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is pretty amazing. I did my DNA test and it confirmed rumors handed down by family members of how my family immigrated. My great 8th granddad came over by ship from Lancashire England as yeoman and started farming in the Virginia colony in the early 1700's. The house his ancestors built in 1798 is a historic landmark today and it's still a working farm. We were always told that our land was seized by the government. We thought maybe from taxes or something. Nope. My family fought for the confederate army and the men folk were almost wiped out during the civil war. My surviving family then migrated to West Virginia and then into Michigan. And here I thought I was a Yankee all this time. If you never did Ancestry dot come, I'd highly recommend. It confirmed what I always news. I'm the oppressor. Bahahahaa..
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
That's so interesting, thank you for sharing some of what you discovered about your family history with the help of Ancestry!
@tenbroeck1958
Жыл бұрын
I've never felt more like giving Jeff Goldblum a hug.
@teelurizzo8542
2 жыл бұрын
0:26 - roots in Eastern Europe's "Spanish Jewish" community? Starobin lies in modern day Belarus. I reckon that his 'original' Ashkenazi surname was 'Germanized' to Goldblum but was in reality Povartzik.
@susieries3947
2 жыл бұрын
I love Jeff Goldblum. So smart so funny so wonderful. His voice alone !!!
@allisonfisher9304
2 жыл бұрын
My father’s side of the family were also Jews who fled persecution in Russia around the turn of the century. Though I know most of that side of the family tree were wiped out after my immediate ancestors arrived in America, I wonder how many cousins I have, somewhere out there.💙
@lizbaena2012
2 жыл бұрын
He made Jeff G cry 😭
@blt4239
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff's story is like so many other Jews of that time. My mother was born in Minsk, was living in a pogrom (ghetto) when her father moved to the US first. He brought his 2 daughters (my mother was 8) and wife eventually, leaving, what I understand thru hearsay, several sons there. I'll never know if that's true.
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, LL. Thanks for commenting. These stories are interesting and some are also very sad. It's so wonderful to learn more about your family. We'd love for you to find some answers about your family.
@tintinismybelgian
2 жыл бұрын
I thought "pogrom" only referred to a violent attack against a minority group or a systematic discrimination against a minority group. Does it also refer to a location inhabited by a minority group?
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing their story, LL!
@ggrother539
2 жыл бұрын
@@tintinismybelgian A pogrom is a violent ambush and destruction of a community. Historically, Christians were only allowed to borrow large amounts of money from non-Christians. Resentment of the moneys owed by one or more influential citizen would incur heightening anti-semitism, an up-rising would be instigated- this is the basis for the pogrom- plunder and violence would ensue, the growing debt would be erased, along with the lender, and the village. Pogroms were a fact of life for the Jewish people, and, the catalyst for the influx of eastern European Jews to North America in the 1920's.
@tintinismybelgian
2 жыл бұрын
@@ggrother539 So, it sounds like you are saying "pogrom" is not a synonym for "ghetto," as the OP suggested.
@shannahuffman4655
2 жыл бұрын
I love Jeff , He is one of my favorites . The look on His Face when He found out they no doubt were at War the same time was priceless
@martineldritch
2 жыл бұрын
I admire those like Mr. Goldblum who can look back on family histories that don't include slave plantation owners. They can feel some sympathy and connection with their forebears. I look back on the diseased branch of my family tree and owww, my head. My favorite film he did was probably "Igby Goes Down" (probably not quite the role he'd like to be fondly remembered for but it was such a great story and film!)
@stobbinsboy
2 жыл бұрын
I love that movie and of course Mr. Goldblum.
@littledragongirl10
2 жыл бұрын
This is why I love learning about lineage and history. It is a huge shock to the system to know that even though it's history it's not that far back. Time is a funny thing, which is why this had me in looking into my family. 🥰
@jordanjohnanderson
2 жыл бұрын
I thought there was going to be a DNA test that revealed he has the partial ancestry of a fly.
@melinda6024
2 жыл бұрын
I have always loved Jeff Goldblum.
@moonlightwater1923
2 жыл бұрын
Love Jeff !! Great actor
@vectorhold6489
2 жыл бұрын
When Goldblum realizes he was Brundlefly
@bobareeniobobareenio2935
2 жыл бұрын
It’s great fun . However, every time I see one of these shows, I with I could have my ancestry researched as much as all these people . .
@rsmith02
2 жыл бұрын
You can do it with publicly available records. That's all they have, too.
@Tinymoezzy
2 жыл бұрын
His eyes are so soulful.
@24carrotgold8
2 жыл бұрын
My mother's maiden name was French Basque. My paternal great grandfather was recorded as born in France. My DNA shows zero French or German ancestry.😳🤔
@AncestryUS
2 жыл бұрын
Hey there, thanks so much for stopping by! We completely understand why that would be surprising. We'd invite you to see more on this topic here: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Unexpected-Ethnicity-Results We hope this helps!
@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96
2 жыл бұрын
Because the Basque (genetically) are neither French nor Spanish, they are thought of originate in the Caucasus, present-day Georgia, etc Of course most Basque at this point also have French and Spanish ancestry but it's perfectly possible you're entirely Basque
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