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Straus Historical Society Website
Straus Historical Society Website
The Straus Historical Society fosters educational activities with respect to the settlement of Jews in the United States and, in particular, the family of Lazarus and Sara Straus, their ancestors and their descendants. The focus of the Society's activities on the Straus Family is based on the family's involvement in government, commerce, and philanthropy.
The history of the Straus family is part of world history. It is written for the present. It provokes discussion, imagination and creation. It ties the present with the past and draws pathways to the future.
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The history of the Straus family is part of world history. It is written for the present. It provokes discussion, imagination and creation. It ties the present with the past and draws pathways to the future.
Read more about SHS...
Straus Park
by Steve Frizell
by Steve Frizell
This short film is a profile of the vest pocket park located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a block north of the house where Isidor and Ida Straus settled with their family in 1884.
Commentary by Joe Arbo, gardener for Friends of Straus Park, Gilbert Tauber of the Bloomingdale History Group and creator of oldstreets.com, and Joan Adler, Executive Director of the Straus Historical Society.
Commentary by Joe Arbo, gardener for Friends of Straus Park, Gilbert Tauber of the Bloomingdale History Group and creator of oldstreets.com, and Joan Adler, Executive Director of the Straus Historical Society.
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