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My grandfather, Fievel,played guitar and he sangall Yiddish Russian songs

My grandfather, Fievel,
played guitar and he sang
all Yiddish Russian songs

Full Transcript

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My grandfather, Fievel, played guitar
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and he sang all Yiddish Russian songs.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:41
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
And my grandmother, Jennie, - Spielberg 00:06
And my grandmother, Jennie,
We were Orthodox. I was raised Orthodox. - Spielberg 00:04
We were Orthodox. I was raised Orthodox.
And tradition has been a huge part of my family, - Spielberg 00:10
And tradition has been a huge part of my family,
But we always lived in neighborhoods where there were no Jews. - Spielberg 00:04
But we always lived in neighborhoods where there were no Jew...
And there was a real cultural divide in those days - Spielberg 00:09
And there was a real cultural divide in those days
Adler: I remember that at one point, - Spielberg 00:15
Adler: I remember that at one point,
And by being Jewish, there was no way I could fit into anything. - Spielberg 00:05
And by being Jewish, there was no way I could fit into anyth...
My grandfather would come over to spend a week with us, - Spielberg 00:19
My grandfather would come over to spend a week with us,
"No, he must be calling somebody else." - Spielberg 00:07
"No, he must be calling somebody else."
"Shmuel? What's Shmuel?" - Spielberg 00:10
"Shmuel? What's Shmuel?"
He didn't want to be Jewish because it made us - Spielberg 00:05
He didn't want to be Jewish because it made us
And the "Father Knows Best" family - Spielberg 00:06
And the "Father Knows Best" family
I began to deny my Jewishness, - Spielberg 00:15
I began to deny my Jewishness,
I still feel ashamed of myself - Spielberg 00:12
I still feel ashamed of myself
When I first met Kate, - Spielberg 00:07
When I first met Kate,
It's a terrible cliché, but bells began ringing. - Spielberg 00:06
It's a terrible cliché, but bells began ringing.
There was something that was - Spielberg 00:08
There was something that was
We could talk about anything, - Spielberg 00:05
We could talk about anything,
Spielberg: Kate came into my world, in my life, - Spielberg 00:09
Spielberg: Kate came into my world, in my life,
So, she converted to Judaism just before we got married. - Spielberg 00:04
So, she converted to Judaism just before we got married.