Finding Your Roots
Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots
Tony Kushner learns that his Great-Grandmother immigrated from Russia to Brooklyn.
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Finding Your Roots
Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots
Clip: Season 2 Episode 7 | 2m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Tony Kushner learns that his Great-Grandmother immigrated from Russia to Brooklyn.
Playwright Tony Kushner discovers that his Great-Grandmother, Cecelia Kushner, immigrated from Russia to Brooklyn eight years after her son, Tony's Grandfather, settled in Louisiana.
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Finding Your Roots
Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots
Clip: Season 2 Episode 7 | 2m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Playwright Tony Kushner discovers that his Great-Grandmother, Cecelia Kushner, immigrated from Russia to Brooklyn eight years after her son, Tony's Grandfather, settled in Louisiana.
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