Finding Your Roots on SBS – Finding Your Roots has a special focus on the experiences of individual families across time, looking at how our ancestors have preserved and redefined cherished traditions as they’ve crossed the globe.
Hosted and written by Henry Louis Gates, the series moves fluidly from Asia and Africa to Europe and the Americas, uniting us all through emotional moments that enrich and enlighten.
Viewers will discover surprising ancestral stories that illuminate the vast kaleidoscope of culture, race and experience that make up our nation and world.
Larry David and Bernie Sanders
Two guests linked by one hilarious impersonation trace their roots from 1940s Brooklyn back to Jewish communities in Europe.
Larry David discovers his German heritage by way of ancestors who settled in Mobile, Alabama in the mid-19th century.
Bernie Sanders gains greater understanding of his father’s dangerous childhood in Austrian Galicia during World War I.
Both guests discover what happened to the family members who were still in Europe during the Holocaust.
Through DNA testing, our guests learn that there is more to their uncanny likeness than they ever suspected.
Finding Your Roots – New Episode – Monday, 4 September at 7:30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (10 Parts)
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