Titanic

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic will not stop it from sinking - opinion

If Lammy is dumb, Starmer is toast. The knight in shining armor riding to the rescue of the government is Burnham. All he has to do to replace Starmer is win in Friday’s election in Makerfield.

|ByNIGEL LITHMAN
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears on stage at Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025.
A life-preserver of Laura Mabel Francatelli, a survivor of the Titanic disaster is displayed before the auction of Maritime Models and Maritime Pictures at Christie's Auction House in West London, 16 May 2007.

Titanic survivor’s signed life jacket sells for over $900,000

Laura Mabel Francatelli was on Titanic’s lifeboat No. 1, with only eleven other passengers, despite the small vessel's 40-person capacity.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
Digital art of the RMS Titanic at sunset.

Titanic tragedy of prominent Jewish couple resurfaces in record auction

Isidor Straus, the Jewish businessman who co-founded Macy’s, drowned with his wife in the Titanic disaster. His gold pocket watch was found with them, marking their tragic end in freezing water.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
FLEUR Collection from Villeroy & Boch

The brand that made porcelain for the Vatican and Titanic tiles launches in Israel

German brand Villeroy & Boch, known for Vatican porcelain and Titanic-surviving tiles, launches its FLEUR Dopamine collection in Israel – pastel floral designs blending luxury with everyday use.

|By GALA RAHMILEVICH

Titanic shipwreck scanned in 3D in 'largest underwater project in history'

Scientists are calling the photos, produced by deep water specialists Magellan, the largest underwater scanning project in history.

MAY 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE ‘TITANIC,’ 1912, prior to the calamity.

Rare footage of Titanic wreckage shot in 1986 released

The release of the footage "marks the first time humans set eyes on the ill-fated ship since 1912 and includes many other iconic scenes."

FEBRUARY 15, 2023ByREUTERS
The RMS Titanic at dock before its fateful maiden voyage

Titanic-sized asteroid to sail pass Earth on Monday - NASA

Asteroid 2012 BV13 could be as large as 220 meters in diameter, just a bit smaller than the 269 meter Titanic. It won't hit us though.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An asteroid is seen near the Earth in this artisitc illustration.

How did the sinking of the Titanic impact US Jews?

‘Oh it was sad, it was sad, when that great ship went down,’ we sang.

APRIL 20, 2022ByDAVID GEFFEN
THE ‘TITANIC,’ 1912, prior to the calamity.

Leonardo DiCaprio dodges 'Titanic' question: Wasn't there room for Jack on the door?

Brad Pitt weighed in, saying, “That is funny... I’m gonna go back and look now, shoot.”

JULY 17, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN
'Titanic' stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio pose at Paramount Pictures post-Golden Globe Awards party, January 18, 1998

Hebrew-letter watch belonging to Titanic victim up for auction

Its owner, Sinai Kantor, was an immigrant from Russia bound for New York.

AUGUST 25, 2018ByJTA
A pocket watch featuring Hebrew letters that belonged to a Jewish Russian immigrant who died aboard the Titanic