Tsvika PLACHINSKI, of Israel, recently visited Poland, including Serock.
His grandmother, surname DORN, had many brothers and sisters who lived there.
Most of her sisters got married in Serock.These were some of their surnames,
OSTROWSKI, UBOGI, LAUFER, WELNA, and KONKOL. (One of his great aunts was Bajla OSTROWSKI, nee DORN.)
Here are some photos from his recent trip.
Entering Serock from Warszawska Street.
Entering Tadeusza Kosciuszki Street from Pultska Street.
The local people call this Kosciuszki Street.
On that street used to live Bajla DORN OSTROWSKI, my grandmother's sister. (DORN is the surname of my grandmother.)
My grandmother had many more brothers and sisters who lived in Serock.
Kosciuszki Street. The picture was taken from the corner of Pultska Street.
A house in Kosciuszki Street.
The shape and look of the balcony is typical in the entire area.
I saw the same shape in Plonsk and in Nowy Dwor Maz. I'm especially interested in
those balconies because I have an old picture of my father's house in Nowy Dwor, with the same balcony shape.
Another balcony on a house in Serock's square.
An old house on Pultska Street.
House number 9 on Rynek, which is market in Polish.
An old house on Rynek very close to the town hall.
An old house on Rynek the upper left apartment is for sale -Sprzedam (in Polish).
Serock's square. Taken from the corner of Pultska Street.
It was a market day, and you can see some of the sales stalls in the market.
Serock's square. Taken from the town hall.
A nice street sign on the corner of Kosciuszki and Rynek,
naming some of Serock's streets. Behind you can see a part of the town hall.
Buildings along Rynek, on the left you can see a small part of the square and the market.
A look at the Narew River from the square
Exiting Serock from Zakroczymska Street. Serock will celebrate 600 years in 2017.
Number 132, Pultuska Street. Close to the Jewish Cemetery monument.
A picture of Rabbi Josef Levinshtayn's stamp and signature.These are from 1897 and in Russian.
On the stamp you can see Rabbi J. Levinshtayn's name and the town, Serock.
The tax stamp, also in Russian, was used on marriage certificates. To get a marriage certificate one
had to buy this stamp and then it was pasted on the certificate.
Photos used with permission of Tsvika Plachinski, 2017.
Copyright©Howard Orenstein, 2021