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Undated handout photo of the gold pocket watch recovered from Titanic victims Isidor and Ida Straus, expected to sell for at least £800,000. Photo: Henry Aldridge and Son Ltd/PA Wire.
November 14, 2025, 2:54 pm
Gold pocket watch of Jewish Titanic couple could sell for £800,000 at auction
Gold watch of Jewish Titanic victims Isidor and Ida Straus goes to auction after 113 years
By Jewish News Reporter
Artist Willy Stöwer's sketch of Titanic's last moments
April 11, 2019, 11:29 am
How a baby aboard the Titanic was saved…thanks to his bris
As the world’s worst maritime disaster marks its 107th anniversary, Joy Sable discovers the intriguing tale of a Jewish mother separated from her son during their rescue…
By Joy Sable
Heritage Auctions sold the watch for £45,000. Picture: Twitter
August 26, 2018, 12:54 pm
Titanic victim’s Hebrew-letter watch sold for £45,000
Pocket watch, which belonged to a Jewish Russian immigrant, features Moses holding the Ten Commandments on its back
By JTA
This silver pocket watch belonging to Sinai Kantor, who lost his life in the Titanic disaster, could fetch more than £15,000 at auction. Credit: Heritage Auctions
August 15, 2018, 10:52 am
Titanic pocket watch with Hebrew numerals could fetch £15,000 at auction
Victim Sinai Kantor was a Russian-Jewish immigrant hoping to start a new life in America with his wife, Miriam
By Francine Wolfisz
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