Iliza Shlesinger Discovers Horrors in Her Family's Journey | Finding Your Roots | PBS
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Published 2024-03-15
Iliza Shlesinger discovers a story her family never shared, the tragic death of her great-grandmother's brother at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Another sibling escaped Poland, then survived Nazi occupied France. Meanwhile, military service brought Iliza's grandfather to France, near struggling family he may not have known.
Iliza Shlesinger is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and author, selling out theaters around the globe with a devoted fan base who are known for creating their own Iliza-inspired swag to wear to her shows. Her Hard Feelings world tour, featuring all new material, kicks off Summer 2023, and she can currently be seen guest starring on Season 3 of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones.
In 2022, Iliza released her 6th Netflix stand-up special Hot Forever and her second book All Things Aside. She coined the term "Elder Millennial" in her eponymous stand up special Elder Millennial (2018), which is also the subject of Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over, her “fan-u-mentary” which took audiences behind-the-scenes of her life on tour. Her other stand-up specials are Unveiled (2019), Confirmed Kills (2016), Freezing Hot (2015) and War Paint (2013).This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: www.pbs.org/donate
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Finding Your Roots
Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides influential guests into their roots, uncovering deep secrets, hidden identities and lost ancestors. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of forgotten ancestors that transcend borders, illuminating an American root system fortified by its diversity.
All Comments (21)
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"We're all alive because someone was lucky"....😢💔. Such deep sadness. I'm glad we are here to know our stories.
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I believe this program should be showed in U.S. high schools. They really bring history to life.
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And to think that there are people today who deny this horrific madness! Justifying hate.😔💔
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I knew a few Jewish people who survived the holocaust, one man after he migrated to the United States he joined the United States Navy he retired from the navy. Chief as we all called him worked for my father both he and his wife were inturned in a camp they were childhood sweethearts and both in different camps met on the ship to the states. I learned so much from them they were beautiful people.
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Every one of these eps is powerful, but this one really hit. Thank you Iliza for generously allowing us into such a shattering private moment. Prof Gates as always brims with class, empathy, compassion, intellect, and dignity. Role model status.
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I love seeing this side of her. It's truly heart warming to see her NOT performing, just being her authentic self in the moment. Simultaneously, being the adopted son of an adopted man... I have done A LOT of digging and DNA work... it's amazing to see the patterns that emerge, the stories of heroism, savagery, and to have those big, impossibly heavy questions finally answered.
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Iliza is one of the funniest women in comedy. It breaks my heart to see her so sad...
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She's a keen and even brave observer of the human experience. I liked Iliza as a comedian...but I like her even more now that I see her ability to navigate the harsh, emotionally fraught landscapes of her family history and still find deeply meaningful incites for both herself and the rest of us.
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Oh how I hope she has more family out there in the world💖✨💖
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Hugs from Poland ❤ the Polish Jewish legacy will stay forever in our hearts❤ and now we are restoring the Jewish life in Poland, once the most prominent in Europe😊
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She is so beautiful when she smiles with her crooked smile, it's heartbreaking to see how this sad family story took her smile. There are too many people that wake up wanting to take away a person's smile.
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Wow how do people find these lost history. It's really nice seeing this side of Illiza. I've only ever seen her in her comedy shows, which I love. But this side makes her human and it's very grounding.
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This is such a powerful moment for her
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Heartbreaking. Best regards from Poland to all the Jewish people.
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This is why I love this show, just so sad to see her hurting so much, but she is so strong to, but we all need to learn from the past
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Discovering things like this in your families life HAS to change your life. Things will never be the same, nor should they.
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I’m so sorry your family went through this . Every family member that stayed in Germany were murdered . We only found out details.recently. Horrific. Never forget.
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She's so emotionally intelligent
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"I dont think i want to" "could you please turn the page" rough translation "yeahhh well you gotta" My Grandmother was Polish (Im English) this sounds horribly familiar.
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heartbreaking 💔
