Sarah Lavanburg Straus
American philanthropist, explorer and wife of diplomat Oscar Straus
About Sarah Lavanburg Straus
Lived 1861 – 1945 (aged 83–84). Sarah Lavanburg Straus was an American philanthropist and explorer.
Sarah Lavanburg Straus ( Lavanburg; 1861 – November 9, 1945) was an American philanthropist and wife of diplomat Oscar Straus.
Biography Born Sarah Lavanburg to a Jewish family in 1861 in New York City, the daughter of Hannah (née Seller) and Louis Lavanburg. Her father was an investment banker. Strauss died on November 9, 1945, at her home in New York City. She was a member of Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan. Her grandson is Roger Williams Straus Jr.
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American philanthropist, explorer and wife of diplomat Oscar Straus
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Sarah Lavanburg Straus was born in 1861 in New York City.
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Sarah Lavanburg Straus died on 9 November 1945 in New York City.
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Sarah Lavanburg Straus was a philanthropist and explorer.
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Sarah Lavanburg Straus was American.
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