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0:00 - Introduction 0:40 - James's Family Background

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

9:38 - James Describes His Childhood Home

Keywords: "Prince of Egypt"; Baptists; Chicago, Illinois; childhood home; church; family; grandmother; Houston, Texas; parents; travel; upbringing

12:54 - James's Experiences in the Performing Arts in High School and College

Keywords: "Pippin"; auditions; career and professional life; college; dance; dancer; education; high school; marching band; music; music education; musicals; performing artist; performing arts; teacher; teaching; teenage years; trumpet

21:07 - James's Audition Process for His Role in "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"

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

25:25 - James Reflects on the Popularity of "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"

Keywords: "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh" ("Fiddler on the roof"); career and professional life; Jewish culture; musicals; New York City, New York; performing artists; performing arts; Yiddish culture; Yiddish theater; Yiddish theatre

30:33 - James Explains How He Relates to the Themes of "Fiddler on the Roof"

Keywords: "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh" ("Fiddler on the roof"); actor; ancestry; Austria-Hungary; Austro-Hungarian Empire; Central Europe; Czechoslovakia; European history; heritage; performing artists; performing arts; Slovakia

34:38 - James Discusses the Choreography of "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"

Keywords: "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh" ("Fiddler on the roof"); career and professional life; choreography; dancer; folk dance; heritage; Jerome Robbins; mentor; performing artists; performing arts; Staś Kmieć; theater; theatre

37:01 - James's Connection to Jewish Culture After "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"

Keywords: "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh" ("Fiddler on the roof"); Hebrew alphabet; Jewish culture; language learning; Mikhl Yashinsky; Yiddish Book Center; Yiddish language; Zalmen Mlotek

40:07 - Audience Responses to "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"

Keywords: "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh" ("Fiddler on the roof"); acting; audience; marginalization; performing artists; performing arts; theater; theatre

42:58 - James Recalls Working with Joel Grey on "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"

Keywords: "Cabaret"; "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh (Fiddler on the Roof)"; Broadway; career and professional life; Hal Prince; Harold Prince; Joel Grey; theater; theatre

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"

Keywords: "Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish"; "Fidler afn dakh" ("Fiddler on the roof"); acting; actor; career and professional life; cast album; Jewish culture; language coaches; musicals; orchestra; performing arts; singing; Yiddish language

54:17 - James's Advice to Others and Closing Thoughts

Keywords: acting; actor; advice; ancestors; ancestry; assimilation; career and professional life; culture; heritage; immigration and migration; United States

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