Ida Straus

Rosalie Ida Straus (née Blun; February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912) was a German-American homemaker and wife of the co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband Isidor died on board the RMS Titanic.

Early life

Rosalie Ida Blun was born in 1849 in Worms, Germany to Nathan Blun (1815–1879) and his wife Wilhelmine "Mindel" (née Freudenberg; 1814–1868). She was the fifth of seven children including Amanda (1839–1907), Elias Nathan (1842–1878), Louis (1843–1927), Augusta Carolina (1845–1905), Moritz (1850–1858) and Abraham Blun (1853–1881). She emigrated to the United States with her family.

In 1871, Ida Blun married Isidor Straus (1845–1912), a German-American businessman. She and Isidor had seven children:

  • Jesse Isidor Straus (1872–1936) who married Irma Nathan (1877–1970), and served as U.S. Ambassador to France, 1933–1936
  • Clarence Elias Straus (1874–1876) who died in infancy
  • Percy Selden Straus (1876–1944) who married Edith Abraham (1882–1957)
  • Sara Straus (1878–1960) who married Dr. Alfred Fabian Hess (1875–1933)
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    The Dark Side

    by: Outsiders

    serve me
    be mine
    dark side
    feed your dark side
    go and betray your bride
    shoot the ones who cry
    let's sharpen your knife
    let'em know your might
    they will pray to die
    they will beg the sky
    feed your dark side
    do what it wants you to do
    maybe it'll rot your soul
    but there's nothing to do
    you've just got to
    feed your dark side
    smack that damned child
    give him to fire
    and forget him
    you don't need him
    feed your dark side
    hide the truth in lies
    love no one else but yourself
    feed your dark side
    care not of plights
    stare at what you find
    you hear no fly
    there's no one in sight
    you are the one
    you've served it well
    here's the reward
    feed your dark side
    do what it wants you to do
    maybe it'll rot your soul
    but there's nothing to do
    you've just got to
    feed your dark side
    smack that damned child
    give him to fire
    and forget him
    you don't need him
    feed your dark side
    hide the truth in lies
    love no one else but yourself
    ..but yourself
    ..but yourself




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