Who Do You Think You Are? | Ruby Wax's family were forced to fled Vienna after Nazi threat! @WhoDoYouThinkYouAre | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Ruby Wax's Jewish parents fled Vienna and the Nazis for America in 1938. 'They took the war with them and brought it to our kitchen,' says the comedian and mental-health campaigner at the start of this remarkable episode.
They raised their only daughter in a dramatically dysfunctional household - Ruby's father was volatile and her mother 'hysterical... screaming in the street.' Ruby wonders if her own mental illness had its origins in her upbringing and the trauma her parents went through, or whether it is in her family's genes.
Ruby journeys to central Europe, where she learns about her parents' flight and the distressing fate of family who remained in Vienna during the war, and she makes a startling discovery about her great-aunt and great-grandmother, which is both harrowing and surprisingly affirming.
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Ruby Wax's Jewish parents fled Vienna and the Nazis for America in 1938. 'They took the war with them and brought it to our kitchen,' says the comedian and mental-health campaigner at the start of this remarkable episode.
They raised their only daughter in a dramatically dysfunctional household - Ruby's father was volatile and her mother 'hysterical... screaming in the street.' Ruby wonders if her own mental illness had its origins in her upbringing and the trauma her parents went through, or whether it is in her family's genes.
Ruby journeys to central Europe, where she learns about her parents' flight and the distressing fate of family who remained in Vienna during the war, and she makes a startling discovery about her great-aunt and great-grandmother, which is both harrowing and surprisingly affirming.
π¨ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE π : bit.ly/WDYTYAyt
βΆ WATCH MORE WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE: bit.ly/WDYTYAClips
πΊ Oscar Award Winner Kate Winslet π bit.ly/KATEWINSL3T
πΊ Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman π bit.ly/0IiviaCoIman
πΊ Watch FULL EPISODES of Who Do You Think You Are USA here π bit.ly/WDYTYAFULLEPS
In each episode, one of Britain's best-loved celebrities traces their family tree to reveal the surprising, extraordinary and often moving stories of their ancestors. We publish new videos twice a week with the most memorable moments from the show. Subscribe now and click on the bell π to get notifications every time we upload a new video!
CHECK OUT THE PODCAST π bit.ly/WhoDoPodcast
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER π twitter.com/wdytya_uk
CHECK OUT THE WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE WEBSITE π bit.ly/WdytyaBBC