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="QQjQU2QtcB"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/deanna-glassmann/">Deanna Glassmann</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/deanna-glassmann/embed/#?secret=QQjQU2QtcB" width="600" height="338" title="“Deanna Glassmann” — The Story of the Jews" data-secret="QQjQU2QtcB" 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/shtetl-home.jpg992690From Life in the Shtetl to a Family and Business Career in New York. In early 1914 my paternal grandfather left his family and life in the shtetl in what was then Prujany, Russia to see if he could make … Continue reading →