Who is Elena Cohen Strauss from See How They Run and what is their importance?

Eighty-two-year-old grandmother to David, Elena Strauss is well-loved by her family and friends. She is also one of the first members of the Jewish group of survivors that was formed after the Holocaust. She was one of two people contacted in the very beginning by Benjamin Rabinowitz (Michael Ben-Iban being the other) when the Fuhrer had made his decision that the time had come to act. Elena Strauss attending this small meeting, but after hearing the proposal as set out by Benjamin, she could hardly conceal her disappointment.