Nathan Straus

Nathan Straus (1848–1931) was an American merchant and philanthropist. He and his brother Isidor brought their family crockery and glassware business to New York City, selling their merchandise in the R.H. Macy & Company department store. The brothers became partners in Macy's in 1888 and co-owners in 1896. They proceeded to develop the enterprise with great success. Nathan Straus also served as New York City Park Commissioner from 1889–1893. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... Isidor Straus Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912)—also known as Isadore Strauss—was co-owner of the Macys department store and served as a Member of Congress in the United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

While traveling in Europe, Nathan and Isidor and their wives decided to visit the Land of Israel. An anecdote recalls that in 1912 Isidor grew bored with Israel and its strife, whereas Nathan was fascinated by the people and places they encountered throughout the land. Nathan and his wife decided to remain behind, while Isidor and his wife Ida planned to return to the US—via the ill-fated luxury oceanliner RMS Titanic.^{[citation needed]} Isidor and Ida Straus were among the people who did not survive the ship's sinking. World map showing the location of Europe. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ... For other uses, see Titanic. ...

Nathan's son (Nathan Jr., 1889 - 1961) attended Princeton University and arrived in Heidelberg University in 1908 where he met a young art history scholar named Otto Frank. Otto accepted a job in Macy's with Nathan Straus, Jr. Otto fell in love with New York and its brashness. But in 1909, Otto's father died and he returned to Germany where he would live to fight in World War I and live to see the time when he and his daughters would have to leave Germany because of anti-Semitism. One of Otto's daughters was called Anne Frank. Annelies Marie Anne Frank ( ) (June 12, 1929 – early March, 1945) was a European Jewish girl (born in Germany, stateless since 1941, but she claimed to be Dutch as she grew up in the Netherlands) who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam during...

Nathan believed he and his wife remained alive by some divine action. As a result, he devoted himself and much of his significant fortune to philanthropy throughout Israel. In recognition of his contributions, the modern Israeli city of Netanya, founded in 1927, was named in his honor. Early morning in Netanya, Israel Netanya (Hebrew: נְתַנְיָה, Standard Hebrew Nətanya) is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Jerusalem street, Rehov Straus (Chancellor Avenue during the British Mandate), was also named for Nathan Straus.

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