Isidor Straus
Isidor Straus was a co-owner of Macy's department store and a notable passenger on the Titanic. He is remembered for his selfless act of staying behind to ensure that his wife, Ida, was safely placed in a lifeboat before ultimately perishing in the disaster.
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Isidor Straus was the co-owner of Macy’s and a famous passenger who died on the Titanic.
Isidor Straus' pocket watch from Titanic sinking fetches $2.3 million at auction
United States· 2025-11-30
Isidor Straus was a first-class passenger who drowned when the Titanic sank.
Un reloj recuperado del Titanic se vende en subasta por un récord de dos millones de euros
Dominican Republic· 2025-11-24
Isidor Straus was an American businessman and politician who perished on the Titanic.
Sat putnika sa Titanika dostigao rekordnu cenu na aukciji
Serbia· 2025-11-24
Isidor Straus was one of the wealthiest passengers on the Titanic and his pocket watch was sold for a record price at auction.
Ceasul de buzunar al unuia dintre cei mai bogați pasageri de pe Titanic, vândut cu 1,78 milioane de lire sterline la licitație
Romania· 2025-11-23
Isidor Straus was a Bavaria-born American businessman, politician, and co-owner of Macy's department store in New York.
Titanic passenger's pocket watch fetches £1.78m at auction
United Kingdom· 2025-11-22Isidor Straus was the co-owner of Macy’s department store and a passenger on the Titanic.
Rich Titanic passenger's gold pocket watch may be most expensive artifact ever soldUnited States· 2025-11-14
Isidor Straus was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician, and co-owner of Macy's department store in New York.
Titanic passenger's pocket watch expected to fetch £1m at auctionUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-13Isidor Straus was a notable first-class passenger who perished in the Titanic disaster.
la pieza que vale más de 100 mil dólares
Argentina· 2025-11-10
