1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tTD885pqjI"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/centennial-of-birth-of-oscar-straus-marked-at-jewish-historical-society-meeting">Centennial of Birth of Oscar Straus Marked at Jewish Historical Society Meeting</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/centennial-of-birth-of-oscar-straus-marked-at-jewish-historical-society-meeting/embed#?secret=tTD885pqjI" width="600" height="338" title="“Centennial of Birth of Oscar Straus Marked at Jewish Historical Society Meeting” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="tTD885pqjI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The centennial anniversary of the birth of Oscar Straus, the first Jew to serve in a Presidential Cabinet, was marked today at the 48th annual meeting of the American Jewish Eistorical Society, which is sponsored by the National Jewish Welfare Board. Mr. Straus, who was the first president of the Society, was Secretary of Commerce […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315