1.0The Story of the Jewshttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jewsMeredith Heilhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/author/heilm/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sbvLVMaJ9B"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/daniel-perrone/">Daniel Perrone</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/daniel-perrone/embed/#?secret=sbvLVMaJ9B" width="600" height="338" title="“Daniel Perrone” — The Story of the Jews" data-secret="sbvLVMaJ9B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/files/2014/03/Chai.jpg960960My great-grandmother, Chai Meidenberg (nee’ Weinbraun), pictured here in Ostrow Mazowiecka, Poland. She is standing over the grave of her father, Zelman Weinbraun. The inscription indicates that he died on Rosh Hashanah 1912. Chai arrived at Ellis Island with her … Continue reading →