Finding Your Roots
Carole King's Ancestral Immigration Story
Show title: Finding Your Roots
Video title: Carole King's Ancestral Immigration Story
Video duration: 2m 26sVideo description: Prized Singer-Songwriter Carole King uncovers a mysterious element in her family's immigration story -- thanks in full to the kindness of a mysterious helper, Carole King's Polish grandparents were able to gain entry to the United States.
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Varmus Grandparents
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Dr. Harold E. Varmus expresses his gratitude to his grandparents for leaving Europe.
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Marc Maron shares the powerful role his grandmother played in this life.
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Though raised Jewish, Terry Gross was never told much about her Jewish ancestors.
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