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0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - James's Family Background
9:38 - James Describes His Childhood Home
12:54 - James's Experiences in the Performing Arts in High School and College
21:07 - James's Audition Process for His Role in "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"
25:25 - James Reflects on the Popularity of "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"
30:33 - James Explains How He Relates to the Themes of "Fiddler on the Roof"
34:38 - James Discusses the Choreography of "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"
37:01 - James's Connection to Jewish Culture After "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"
40:07 - Audience Responses to "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"
42:58 - James Recalls Working with Joel Grey on "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"
44:58 - James's Relationship to Activism
47:30 - James's Hopes for the Future of Yiddish
48:41 - Recording the Cast Album for "Fidder on the Roof in Yiddish"
54:17 - James's Advice to Others and Closing Thoughts
Keywords: 1900s; ancestors; ancestry; cousins; Czech Republic; Czechia; Czechoslovakia; DNA test; family background; family histories; genealogical research; genealogy; Germany; grandparents; great-grandparents; immigration and migration; Ireland; New York; Róna; Rovné, Slovakia; Rovnó; Scotland; Slovakia; Sweden; United States
Keywords: "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh" ("Fiddler on the roof"); acting; actor; auditions; career and professional life; Chicago, Illinois; dancer; folk dance; German language; Jerry Bock; Joseph Stein; language learning; Motl Didner; musicals; New York; Off-Broadway; performing arts; Sheldon Harnick; Shraga Friedman; Yiddish language; Yiddish theater; Yiddish theatre