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Straus worked as an aide to a London-based Confederate agent while living in England, as well as a Confederate bond salesman in both London and Amsterdam. [6] Career.
Aug 3, 2022 · Rosalie Ida Straus, wife of Macy's department store co-owner Isidor Straus, died alongside her husband when the RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. Ida and Isidor Straus refused to leave each other's side — even if it meant going down with the Titanic.
In 1862, the Straus family moved to Columbus where Lazarus Straus opened another dry-goods business. Isidor went to work for a company that engaged in blockade running for the Confederate States (it was the time of the American Civil War).
- Male
- German, American
- New York City, New York, United States
- Businessman
The real story of how the wealthy couple — 67-year-old Isidor Straus was the co-owner of Macy's department store and a former U.S. Congress member— chose to remain aboard the doomed ship so ...
Mrs Isidor Straus (Rosalie Ida Blun), 63, of New York, NY, boarded the Titanic at Southampton with her husband Isidor Straus, her maid Ms Ellen Bird and his manservant John Farthing. The Straus's occupied cabins C-55-57.
- Female
- German
- New York City, New York, United States
- Worms, Hesse, Germany
Dec 8, 2017 · While Titanic director James Cameron, who celebrates the 20th anniversary of his Oscar-winning film on December 19, took some artistic license on the moment, the ill-fated lovers in the scene are based on two very real people: Isidor Straus, 67, and his wife Ida Straus, 63.
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Aug 17, 2023 · That man and woman were Cameron's nod to Isidor and Ida Straus, a wealthy American businessman and his wife, who were real passengers on the doomed ship. They refused special treatment and instead chose to die together.
