We Live Together; We Die Together
According to detailed statements from Ida’s maid and Isidor’s co-worker (both happened to be Titanic survivors and eyewitnesses who described the tragedy to newspapers at the time), a third officer told Ida to step onto a lifeboat.
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She was wearing a full-length mink coat to stay warm in the icy outdoor temperatures and did as she was told. When the officer told Isidor to follow his wife, he shook his head. He refused to get onto the lifeboat until every woman and child had. He was certainly an old-school gentleman, protecting others before himself.