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Jesse Isidor Straus (June 25, 1872 – October 4, 1936) served as the American ambassador to France from 1933 to 1936. Life and career. 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.
Jesse I. Straus. Macy (R. H.) and Company. 1919–1933. Industry: Retail. Era: 1910. While still a young man in his family’s company, Jesse Straus and his younger brother Percy were personally responsible for the erection of the famous Macy’s Store in Herald Square, New York City.
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Jesse Isidor Straus, 64, recently resigned as United States ambassador to France, died at 9:11 a.m. today at his home, 720 Park Ave., of pneumonia, which he contracted on Friday.
Jesse Isidor Straus, diplomat, philanthropist and merchant, died at 9:11 A.M. yesterday at his home at 720 Park Avenue after a four-day illness of pneumonia. Mr. Straus's health had been...
The August 2004 issue of the Straus Historical Society's news-letter contained the first of a two-part biography of Jesse Isi-dor Straus. The biography continues in this issue, picking up with Jesse's appointment as head of the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA) during the Great Depression by
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Jesse Isidor Straus was a merchant, public servant and philanthropist. And in each he excelled. In 1931, Jesse was appointed as head of New York State Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (T.E.R.A.). He left that position in 1932 after realizing it had become a full time position.
