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Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served for just over a year as a member of the United States House of Representatives , representing the state of New York . [ 2 ]
At her death this was to pass to his daughter, Florence. He left only a small annuity for his son. [3] The following year, in 1878, Macy's partner La Forge died, and the third partner, Valentine, died in 1879. [7] [8] Ownership of the store passed to the Macy family until 1895, when it was sold to Isidor and Nathan Straus.
First-class passenger Isidor Straus refused to take a seat on a lifeboat when women and children were still waiting to get off the sinking ship, and he was joined by his wife Ida, who would not ...
Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, is descended from Ida and Isidor Straus, two first-class passengers who perished in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. ... But they did it ...
On June 22, after the discovery of a debris field approximately 490 metres (1,600 ft) from the bow of the Titanic, [29] OceanGate said it believed Rush and the four others aboard had died. [30] A United States Coast Guard press conference later confirmed that the debris found was consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure hull, an ...
Lew Palter, the actor best known for his role as Isidor Straus in James Cameron’s 1997 epic Titanic, has died aged 94.. The Brooklyn-born actor was also a longtime theatre teacher at the CalArts ...
Jesse Straus was born in Manhattan on June 25, 1872, as the eldest son of the German immigrants Isidor Straus (1845–1912) and Ida Straus (1849–1912), both of whom died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Isidor was co-owner of the department store R.H. Macy & Co., along with his uncle Nathan Straus.
Lew Palter, a veteran character actor and celebrated drama teacher, died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 94.Palter died at his home in Los Angeles on May 21, after a long battle with cancer.