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American diplomat and businessman (1872–1936) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jesse Isidor Straus (June 25, 1872 – October 4, 1936) served as the American ambassador to France from 1933 to 1936.
Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served for just over a year as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of New York. [ 2 ]
Jesse Isidor Straus, urodzony dnia 25 czerwca 1872 w Nowym Jorku i zmarł dalej 4 października 1936, był ambasadorem Stanów Zjednoczonych we Francji w latach 1933–1936. Był najstarszym synem Isidora Strausa (1845–1912), który zginął w zatonięciu statku RMS Titanic , współwłaściciela wraz z bratem Nathanem Strausem domów ...
As a descendant of Isidor and Nathan Straus, Jesse I. Straus leveraged his family lineage to assume R.H. Macy & Co.’s presidency in 1938, guiding the retail giant through the uncertainty of World War II and the economic boom that followed.
The August 2004 issue of the Straus Historical Society's news-letter contained the first of a two-part biography of Jesse Isi-dor Straus. The biography continues in this issue, picking up with Jesse's appointment as head of the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA) during the Great Depression by
Jesse Isidor Straus was a merchant, public servant and philanthropist. And in each he excelled. In 1931, Jesse was appointed as head of New York State Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (T.E.R.A.).
Their son Jesse Isidor Straus became president of Macy’s in 1919 and was succeeded in that office by his son Jack Isidor Straus, who served as company president from 1939 to 1956. Open full sized image
