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This video was made as I began my journey. I had just found my great grand parents graves and both came from Warsaw to America in 1910. This was the start of my search. More videos shall be coming on Warsaw and its Jewish people.

When I began this extraordinary journey from knowing nothing of my family to discovering that they are from Warsaw Poland . The Baumwol’s go back as far as 1720 , all I wanted to do was try to find out if they were buried there and if so could I find their burial sites. I also longed to know where they lived and the streets they walked. I have now discovered much of what I set out to find.

In my research, there have been a few books that take you back all those years to the Jews of Warsaw. I came across this essay in my research which I have found to be of great value in understanding the history as well as placing me in context to their lives and times.

Below is the beginning of an essay written by Justyna Laskowska about the history of the Jewish people of Warsaw Poland:

First traces of Jewish presence in Warsaw can be found at the beginning of the 15th century or even earlier[1.1]. The first documented references about the Jews come from 1414 (Czersk Books)[1.2] and mention money obtained by Lazar Judeo de Varschovia. Next pieces of information already come from town books. The oldest one from municipal books (1421) mentions only ten Jews, so we can assume that the Jewish community was in fact very small. The existence of Jewish inhabitants in the city in 1414 can be confirmed by the oldest aldermen’s books from that time.
The Jews inhabited Żydowska Street, where they had their own synagogue, mikveh and cemetery situated outside the city walls near present-day Krakowskie Przedmieście. This serves as evidence that they formed a well organized, though small, community that numbered 120 members.

Click here to go to my page with the text of the full essay to read more.

Also if your interested in reading more about the history of the Warsaw Jews, more content can be accessed in the top menu items Warsaw Poland and Baumwolls of Warsaw

There are no words to say what we all have witnessed. Life is such
a strange journey. Here are some photos of this wonderful place. Since my family goes back to 1915 in Edgemere & Far Rockaway, this is very sad to me, and to all that love this spot called home. I feel these photographs are now a part of the Rockaways even if I don’t want them to be. God Bless all the people who have suffered and lost so much. And to all those souls who lost their lives. We all pray for them and their families.

I live 3 blocks from Lake Erie in Cleveland Ohio. The wind and rain was crazy here. We lost power and heat for two days, Many people are still with out power. The Lake was reported higher then it has ever been with great waves up to 25 feet.

Lighthouse near my house and right downtown in Cleveland Ohio

Bruce Baumwoll

Below are photographs of Huricane Sandy in the Rockaways

Chicago Tribune

Allison Joyce

Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder

Alex Karinsky

Before – Alex Karinsky – After

David Hanschuh New York Daily News

Monika Graff

Theodore Parisienne

Shannon Stapleton

Eric Reichbaum

Nathan Kensinger

Ellen Wolff

To see more photograph of the boardwalk go to, Ellenwolffphotography.com

Ellen Wolff

Baumwolls this is where my house was the second one in on beach 38th street many years ago

The boardwalk in all its glory 1959 the brown house was my families To see all the life and how time changes everything

My grandfather Nathan Baumwoll coming down the stairs on the Beach 38th street house 1959

Ellen Wolff

Spencer Platt

Stephanie Keith

Jee Mee Kim

Justin Lane

Demotix.com- By Julie Hau

Demotix.com- By Alex Forsey

Frank H Jump

Getty Image

Mike Groll- ABC News

Spencer Platt – Getty Image

Frank Franklin – Associate News

Image Processor

Rosanne Salvatore & Kattalia – New York Daily News

Rosanne Salvatore & Kattalia – New York Daily News by Debbie Egan -Chin

Rosanne Salvatore & Kattalia – New York Daily News

Rosanne Salvatore & Kattalia – New York Daily News by Frank Franklin II

Rosanne Salvatore & Kattalia – New York Daily News

Bruce Bavasso home owner

by Rosanne Salvatore & Kattalia – New York Daily News

Rosanne Salvatore & Kattalia – New York Daily News

Spencer Platt

Anthony Delmundo- New York Daily News

NBC News

Pete Brady NBC News

Tim Beirne

Mary-Beth Galvinn

Reuters- NBC News

Stephen Michael Price

Yeahiaahmed

New York Post

Tim Rinaldi & Katie Richardson

Phillip Bell

Paul Lurrie

Autoxer

Annie

Rockhyrax

Vahlre

James Chororos

Jayier Soriano

Jocelyn Augustino- FEMA

Donnel Calver

All the next photograph below are from a site on facebook called New York Sunshine ,You can go to the web site at.

www.newyorksunshine.com

All the above photographs are taken by New York Sunshine www.newyorksunshine.com

Below are unknown photographers please if you know who took picture please let me know so there name can be added.

Michael Nagle -Greenpeace

Greenpeace

Below are videos of the Rockaways by different people

Author: reachesfar

History Of The Jewish People Of Warsaw Poland , Written By Justyna Laskowska

Gay Military Through Time, Songs By The Andrews Sisters & Freddie Mercury & Queen

Recent Artwork by Andrew Reach

Hurricane Sandy Hits The Rockaways: Photographs From All Over The Rockaways

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