hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ, ˈɪzɹeɪl pˌiːˈɑːɹzˈɛpɪɹkə, bˈɪlt ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ hˈaʊs æt ðə kɹˈɔsɪŋ ʌv wˈɔːɹsɔːz ɐlˈɛdʒ dʒˈɛɹəzˌɑːlɪmski ænd nˈoʊi swˈaɪət stɹˈiːts, ɪnðə vˈɛɹi hˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi.
His grandfather, Izrael Przepiórka, built a large house at the crossing of Warsaw's Aleje Jerozolimskie and Nowy Świat Streets, in the very heart of the city.