+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ S.S. Titanic Passenger List of Jewish Sounding Names +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ A JewishGen InfoFile By Gertrude S. Ogushwitz The S.S. Titanic, British liner, sank on the night of April 14-15, 1912, after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The disaster, which occurred on the ship's maiden voyage, claimed the lives of more than 1,500 of the 2,200 people aboard. S.S. TITANIC: "Jewish-Sounding" Names of First, Second and Third-Class Passengers, Compiled by Gertrude Singer Ogushwitz from "The Titanic Disaster" - Report of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to S. RES. 283, Directing the Committee on Commerce to Investigate the Causes Leading to the Wreck of the White Star Liner 'Titanic'. . . ., Washington, Government Printing Office, 1912." (1975, 7 C's Press; with permission of the Titanic Historical Society, Inc., PO Box 51053, Indian Orchard, MA 01151-0053.) My choice of "Jewish-sounding" names based on my judgement -- FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIVEN HOME ADDRESS or SURNAME NAME M/F SAVED DESTINATION -------------- -------------- --- ----- ---------------------------- Birnbaum Jakob M N aka "Jakob, Birnbaum" Brandeis E. M N Goldenberg E. L. M Y Goldenberg Mrs. E. L. F Y Goldschmidt George B. M N Guggenheim Benjamin M N Hippach Ida F Y Hippach Jean F Y Jakob Birnbaum M N Antwerp Klaber Herman M N Philadelphia Leader F. A. F N Lewy E. G. M N Chicago Meyer Edgar J. M N c/o Saks & Co, NY Meyer Mrs. E.J. F Y " Rosenbaum (Miss) F Y Rothschild M. M N 753 West End Ave, NYC Rothschild Mrs. M. F Y " Saloman A. L. M Y Stehli-Frolicher Max M Y c/o E.J. Stehli, NYC Stehli-Frolicher Mrs. Max F Y " Straus Isidor M N (and manservant, saved) Straus Mrs. I F Y (and maid, saved) Taussig Emil M N Taussig Mrs. Emil F Y Taussig Ruth F Y SECOND-CLASS PASSENGERS: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIVEN HOME ADDRESS or SURNAME NAME M/F SAVED DESTINATION -------------- -------------- --- ----- ---------------------------- Abelson Hanna F Y HIAS, NY Abelson Samson M N Bowenur Solomon M N GPO, London Fox Stanely H. M N Sister D.B. Fox, Chicago Greenberg Samuel M N c/o Alex Wolf, NYC Harris (Mr.) M N England Harris George M Y England Hart Benjamin M N England Hart Esther F Y England Hart Eva F Y England Herman Alice F Y Bernardsville, NJ Herman Mrs. Jane F Y " Herman Kate F Y " Herman Samuel M N " Jacobsohn S. S. M N England Jacobsohn (Mrs.) S. S. F Y " Kantor (Mr.) M N c/o Lieberman, Bronx, NY Kantor Mrs. S. F Y " Lehman Bertha F Y c/o Joseph Lehman, NYC Levy R. J. M N Grand Hotel, Paris Meyer August M N England Milling Jacob M N Pinsky Rosa F Y Troupeansky Moses Aaron M N African Hotel, Southhampton Weitz L. M N England or Montreal Weitz Matilda F Y " THIRD-CLASS PASSENGERS: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIVEN HOME ADDRESS or SURNAME NAME M/F SAVED DESTINATION -------------- -------------- --- ----- ---------------------------- Aks Filly ? Y Norfolk, VA Aks Leah F Y " Cohen Gurshon M Y to uncle in Brooklyn, NY Corn Harry M N Denkoff Mitto M N Drapkin Jenie F Y Elias Joseph M N [not a duplicate] Elias Joseph M N " Emanuel Ethel F Y child; to grandparents, NY Gilinski Leslie ? N Goldsmith Nathan M N Goodwin Frederick M N Goodwin Augusta F N Goodwin Lillian F N Goodwin Charles M N Goodwin Jessie F N child Goodwin Harold M N " Goodwin Sidney M N " Goodwin William M N " Hyman Abraham M Y Springfield, Mass Jonkoff Lazor M N Lithman Simon M N Maisner Simon M N Markoff Marin ? N Minkoff Lazar M N Mitkoff Mitto M N Naidenoff Penko M N Nankoff Minko M N Rath/Roth Sarah F Y NYC Risien Emma F N Risien Samuel M N Sadowitz Harry M N Providence, RI Spector Woolf M N Steinman Attalla M N Trembisky Berk. M Y Wiseman Philip M N ------------- [10Apr98go]bk Copyright 1998 JewishGen Inc. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+