"Isn't That Amazing?" Jeff Goldblum Moved by Ancestor's WWII Story | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry

World War II left a deep impact on many of our families. What have you learned about your families' experience during this time?

I'm use to seeing Jeff, a quirky but endearing actor, in situations which spark laughter. Him being moved to tears by stories of his ancestors, for me, makes it even more so impactful.

He can't even stop Goldbluming when he's talking about infernos and extermination. I love Jeff

Dude. I just can't. Hearing things like this just entirely messes me up. It hurts so badly, not only knowing these things happened that we can't undo, but also, knowing millions of hateful people still exist, and want to do this all over again. If it ever happens near me, I will not allow it. I promise. We are all family.

One of my favorite actors.

I do so adore Jeff! This clip was excruciatingly short.

Jeff tearing up made me tear up! 🥺

As an Indian sometimes I feel very privileged that we know our roots to such a deep level like we are still very close to my great grandfather's cousin's family it's amazing how we have so many thing in common

I absolutely ADORE this series. It is always very well put together. I've never seen the episode with Jeff though, have to go find it in its entirety. He is wonderful.

One of my daughters was born and spent her first three years in Oral, Russia. By that time it had been renamed to Uralsk, now in Kazakhstan. I saw a small war memorial there. Lovely people there.

Seeing Jeff Goldblum cry I just can’t

Jeff Goldblum is so genuine, I admire him and for this reason, he's my favorite actor.

I love Jeff so much. He's just so unique, quirky and genuine.

My grandma told me Jeff is a distant cousin of ours. I wonder if I’m related to these folks too.

It's really amazing what we can discover from our ancestors. During my search, I found out that my great-grandfather was immigrating to the USA (in 1905), but due to a storm in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, he ended up in Brazil, where he remained until his death (in 1961). His father was a philosophy professor in Berlin (today, Humboldt Universität), where he interacted with Albert Einstein and Max Planck during the time they were developing their theories at the very same university. They were constantly meeting to discuss the philosophical aspects of their theories, and their students were interacting during this process.

My Greatgrandfather was Jewish, he had a family of nine, they boarded up the windows and nailed the doors shut then set the roof alight with the whole family pershing inside My grandmother was a tiny girl and She squeezed through a coal shoot in the basement overlooked by the Kozaks, She ran for safety, amid the terror hearing the screams of Her family roasting alive. This was in Galicia, on the Imperial boarder, when the Russians took over.

The spirit of Elijah is real. Jeff was on the verge of tears thinking about his cousin’s story.

Their reaction always moves me, I'm also doing research on my ancestors. It's a gratifying feeling.

Speaking Russian and being fluent enough that I can read those records in this video, I honestly teared up when I saw this.... it's truly touching....

Jeff Goldblum is so charismatic, he's still captivating even when he's caught off guard and sad. Incredible.