Isidor & Ida Straus, Co-Owners Of Macy’s, Remembered For Their Last Moments On The Tit
Isidor & Ida Straus, Co-Owners Of Macy’s, Remembered For Their Last Moments On The TitanicIsidor 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 migrated to Columbus, Georgia and then moved to Talbotton, Georgia where his father ran a general store.During the civil war, Isidor was sent to Europe to purchase blockade running ships that would be used to bring goods to the south through the Union blockade. This plan was dropped, leaving Isidor alone in London, England with only $1,200. He worked on the London stock exchange and turned his $1,200 into $12,000. Isidor returned home and started a merchant firm importing English crockery with his father, they called it L. Straus and Son. Their firm grew and in 1874 they made a deal with Macy’s. In 1896, Isidor and his brother, Nathan, became Macy’s partners, which led to them taking over the company, becoming the sole owners. The two brothers grew Macy’s into a nationwide chain and into one of the largest department stores in the world.Isidor, along with his wife, Rosalie Ida Blun (who goes by Ida), are most known for their heroic and loving act on the Titanic. Isidor and Ida boarded the Titanic as a way back from from their trip to England. On April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg.More: HereContributor: Lauren ShainHumans of Judaism -- source link