Mrs Miriam Kantor

Mrs Sinai (Sehua) Kantor (Miriam Sternin), 24, was born in Witebsk, Russia. Her father was W. Sternin from Moscow, where she last resided. She and her husband Sinai boarded the Titanic at Southampton as second class passengers. To reach their destination Bronx, New York, they bought ticket number 244367 for £26.

Mrs Kantor survived the sinking. She was rescued by the Carpathia in lifeboat 12. After arriving in New York, she went to her uncle, Mr Berman, at Boston, Massachusetts.