October 12, 2026

This American talk show host's Jewish parents escaped from Landsberg an der Warthe (today Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland), and his maternal grandmother was killed in the gas vans of the Chełmno extermination camp, a story he explored on 'Who Do You Think You Are?'. Which host of a famous tabloid talk show?

A Jerry Springer
B Johnny Carson
C David Letterman
D Maury Povich

Gorzów Wielkopolski and Chełmno are both tied to Jerry Springer's family history. His Jewish parents fled Landsberg an der Warthe, now Gorzów Wielkopolski, and his grandmother was killed in the gas vans at the Chełmno extermination camp.

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