Actress and writer Rashida Jones sets out to find out more about her grandmother Rita and her Jewish heritage. Rashida starts her journey in New York, where Rita worked as a dancer in the 1930s. Here, Rashida pieces together a picture of Rita's youth and starts to unravel the mystery surrounding her grandmother's surname. \n\nInvestigations take Rashida to Dublin in Ireland, where Rita was born. From there, she journeys to Latvia to discover the town where her family came from. She also learns the fate of relatives during the Second World War.
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Rashida Jones
Actress and writer Rashida Jones sets out to find out more about her grandmother Rita and her Jewish heritage. Rashida starts her journey in New York, where Rita worked as a dan ...
25-02-2025
BBC 4
Bryan Cranston
Actor Bryan Cranston discovers an unfortunate pattern of desertion among the men in his family but also uncovers an ancestor’s heroic dedication during the Civil War.
24-02-2025
BBC 4
Rashida Jones
Actress and writer Rashida Jones sets out to find out more about her grandmother Rita and her Jewish heritage. Rashida starts her journey in New York, where Rita worked as a dan ...
25-02-2025
BBC 4
Bryan Cranston
Actor Bryan Cranston discovers an unfortunate pattern of desertion among the men in his family but also uncovers an ancestor’s heroic dedication during the Civil War.
24-02-2025
BBC 4