My Floating Grandmother

Panic was a permanent guest in the Schnitzer's home during the 1920s.

They celebrated life, but never in moderation. Thanks to Gerald's grandmother acting as a traffic cop on an emotional oasis, order was restored.

Before her death, Grandma Sarah discovered the calming waters off Coney Island.

She never learned to swim, not a stroke, but she could float, sometimes out of sight of land - but that's another story.