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- After the Civil War, they moved to New York City, where Lazarus convinced Rowland Hussey Macy, founder of Macy's, to allow L. Straus & Sons to open a crockery department in the basement of his store.
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Straus then predicted that the South would take several decades to recover, which is why he left Georgia in 1865 and moved to New York City. He disposed of the remainder of his cotton stock, which was his most important asset, and paid off debts in New York and Philadelphia.
After the Civil War, they moved to New York City, where Lazarus convinced Rowland Hussey Macy, founder of Macy's, to allow L. Straus & Sons to open a crockery department in the basement of his store. Isidor Straus worked at L. Straus & Sons, which became the glass and china department at Macy's.
5 days ago · With their five children they settled in Georgia and then moved to New York in 1866, where Lazarus established L Straus & Sons, a firm selling china, crockery and cut glass, with sons...
5 days ago · Isidor Straus was a German-Jewish immigrant who arrived in New York City after the Civil War. After working in the crockery business with his family, he and his brother Nathan bought out Joseph...
At the close of the Civil War, Columbus was burned and Lazarus decided to move his family north. They settled in New York, opening L. Straus & Sons, importers of china, porcelain, glassware and crockery.
After the war, Isidor moved to New York and with his brother Nathan, became involved in the firm of R.H. Macy & Co. finally acquiring ownership of the firm in 1896. In addition to his business enterprises, he served as a Congressman for New York State between 1895 and 1897.
May 29, 2018 · Its founder, lazarus straus (1809–1898), went to the U.S. in 1852 and settled in Talbotton, Georgia. Straus's three sons, all of whom were born in Otterberg, Rhenish Palatinate, and his wife joined him in 1854. Moving his family to New York City in 1865, Straus became a crockery importer there.
