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="5XxOGsylLm"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/yvonne-beltzer/">Yvonne Beltzer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/your-stories/yvonne-beltzer/embed/#?secret=5XxOGsylLm" width="600" height="338" title="“Yvonne Beltzer” — The Story of the Jews" data-secret="5XxOGsylLm" 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/grandparents.jpg-001.jpg14842096This is the wedding photo of my paternal grandparents, who got married in Brooklyn after arriving in America circa 1897. They were first cousins. He was from Schlisselberg, Russia outside of Saint Petersburg and she was from Grodno. Her father … Continue reading →