Shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912, 1,500+ passengers died on the Titanic, among them was Macy’s co-owner Isador Straus and his wife Ida. As the Titanic began to sink, women and children were first to board the lifeboats. Ida refused her seat and stayed with her husband. “We have […]
“I will not be separated from my husband. As we have lived, so will we die, together.” Isidor Straus was co-founder of the Macy’s Department Store. Ida Straus was his wife. The Jewish couple was known for their shared love; almost always together and writing daily to each other when […]
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 […]
