Netanya, or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 kilometres north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km south of Haifa, between the Poleg
Nathan Straus was an American businessman and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's largest department stores, R. H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus. He was the namesake for the Israe
Netanya
…the city a popular tourist resort. Founded in 1929 by deed of a coastal land purchase in the Arab village of Umm Khalid, Netanya was named in honor of Nathan Straus, a prominent Jewish American merchant and philanthropist in the early 20th century, who was the co-owner of the Macy's department store chain. In 1948…
Straus in 1922
Straus in his youth
Straus with Franklin D. Roosevelt at the 1924 Democratic National Convention
A hall in Nathan Straus Health Center in the late 1920s