Pure Poetry.

Met in the ghetto They courted through war Buried his father Fate still unsure Marching through death Fighting past fear Walking and walking on Nothing was clear Slated for death More than just once Stood up starvation With barely a chance A wedding dress borrowed No socks, old or new […]

Isidor & Ida Straus, co-owners of Macy’s, Remembered for their last Moments on the Titanic

Isidor Straus, born on February 6, 1845, was an American Jewish businessman, politician, and co-owner of Macy’s department store. Isidor was born into a Jewish family who lived in Otterberg, Germany. He and his family immigrated to the United States when he was almost 10 years old in 1854. They […]