Funeral services for Jesse Isidor Straus, former Ambassador to France, were held today in Temple Emanu-El with Rabbi Samuel Goldenson officiating. Diplomats, Government officials and business men attended the rites. Burial was at Woodlawn cemetery. President Roosevelt sent a message of condolence.
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