1.0The Story of the Jewshttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jewsMeredith Heilhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/author/heilm/Thomas Bean | Your Journey | The Story of the Jews | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="40VkvMJEbb"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/thomas-bean/">Thomas Bean</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/thomas-bean/embed/#?secret=40VkvMJEbb" width="600" height="338" title="“Thomas Bean” — The Story of the Jews" data-secret="40VkvMJEbb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/files/2014/03/Olympia_Junk.png640406The Bean (Bun) family fled the shtetl of Ponamuk, Lithuania at the turn of the last century due to escalating violence against Jews in the region. My Great Grandfather Jacob (Zalman Bun) left in 1904 for America to meet up … Continue reading →