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Titanic tragedy of prominent Jewish couple resurfaces in record auction

by | Nov 25, 2025 | JPost | 0 comments

Digital art of the RMS Titanic at sunset. (photo credit: PIXABAY)
Isidor Straus, the Jewish businessman who co-founded Macy’s, drowned with his wife in the Titanic disaster. His gold pocket watch was found with them, marking their tragic end in freezing water.

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