Sarah Lavanburg Straus married Bavarian-native and American diplomat Oscar Straus on April 19, 1882, she lived in Istanbul where her husband served as ambassador and she became acquainted with German-Jewish industrialist Baron Maurice de Hirsch and Baroness Clara de Hirsch.
On April 19, 1882, she married Bavarian-immigrant and American diplomat Oscar Straus. From 1887 to 1889, she lived in Istanbul where her husband served as ambassador and she became acquainted with German-Jewish industrialist Baron Maurice de Hirsch and Baroness Clara de Hirsch. 
