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Two Families and One Lifeboat

By Michael Hirsch

TITANIC ANNIVERSARY: The tale of Ida Straus giving up her lifeboat seat touched many. But a fresh probe suggests she was not the one who saved Belle and Meier Moor.Read More


Why So Few Rescued?

TITANIC ANNIVERSARY: As the scope of the disaster became clear, Forward editor Ab Cahan railed against the lack of lifeboats on a ship with space to spare.Read More


Mystery Shrouds Macy's Titanic Plaque

By Paul Berger

TITANIC ANNIVERSARY: Macy’s employees contributed to a memorial for their boss, Isidor Straus, and his wife, Ida. What happened to the plaque is now a mystery.Read More


Titan of the Sea Meets Its Match

By Michael Hirsch

A century after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, its story remains as fresh today as it was on the fateful night of April 14, 1912.Read More


Weeping and Desperation in the Company’s Offices

Scenes of weeping and desperation took place yesterday all day long and through the night at the offices of the White Star Line located at 9 Broadway. A stream of people drawn there were besieging the clerks, demanding the latest news.Read More


Mr. And Mrs. Straus Likely Not Among the Rescued

Among first-class passengers who have likely perished are also Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Straus. It appears that Mrs. Straus didn’t want to leave her husband and rejected the opportunity to be rescued herself by boarding a lifeboat.Read More


The Terrifying Tragedy of the Titanic

The death throes of 1,254 people accompanied the mighty ship to its watery grave—Its first journey is its last—Its remarkable beginning is its sad end—Ships arrive too late to help—The Carpathia finds more than 800 women and children in lifeboats.Read More






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