Nathan Straus
Nathan Straus · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Macy's co-owner whose pasteurized-milk stations saved countless children; gave two-thirds of his fortune to health and welfare in Palestine — the city of Netanya bears his name.
31 January 1848, Otterberg, Bavaria (Germany) — 11 January 1931, New York, United States
New York, United States
Nathan Straus is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Macy's co-owner whose pasteurized-milk stations saved countless children; gave two-thirds of his fortune to health and welfare in Palestine — the city of Netanya bears his name.
Born to a German Jewish family in Otterberg, Nathan Straus co-owned Macy's with his brother Isidor — and spent the fortune saving children. From 1893 his pasteurized-milk stations attacked the infant mortality that raw milk carried; the model spread across America and is credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives. He gave two-thirds of his wealth to health and welfare in Palestine — child clinics, soup kitchens — and the city of Netanya, founded in 1929, carries his name.
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Macy's co-owner whose pasteurized-milk stations saved countless children; gave two-thirds of his fortune to health and welfare in Palestine — the city of Netanya bears his name.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Straus
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