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Rosalie Ida Straus (née Blun; February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912) was a German-American homemaker and wife of Isidor Straus, U.S. Congressman and co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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.
Rosalie Ida Straus 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.
Jun 22, 2023 · Isidor and Ida Straus died in the 1912 sinking. Their descendant, Wendy Rush, is married to OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who is aboard the Titan.
Ida Straus was an American homemaker and wife of the co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband Isidor died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. She was one of four women to die in First Class, the others being Edith Evans, Bess Waldo Allison, and Ann Isham. Rosalie Ida Blun was...
Isidor and Ida Straus, the elderly couple depicted in James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster, chose to stay aboard the sinking ship so that others may live.
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.
Jun 26, 2024 · When the White Star Liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on a starlit evening in the North Atlantic Isidor Straus and his wife Ida had turned in for the night. Commotion in the companionway...
Ida Straus, February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912. First Class. German-born Isidor Straus rose from poverty to become a Macy's store owner and U.S. House of Representatives official in New York's 15th district. Isidor refused his lifeboat seat, insisting every woman and child be evacuated first.
Apr 15, 2013 · Among the most well-known Jewish passengers to go down that night were Isidor and Ida Straus. Isidor was one of four children of Lazarus Straus, who had emigrated from Bavaria to Georgia, in the United States, in 1852.
