Sylvia Straus

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Sylvia Straus (born in Cleveland, Ohio) was an American classical pianist.

She married Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel on December 10, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. Their daughter Susannah Heschel is a Jewish Scholar.

Strauss studied music, philosophy and literature. Arthur Rubinstein recommended her to Eduard Steuermann (1892-1964), a Jew of Polish descent who had studied piano with Busoni, composition with Schoenberg and was affiliated with the Second Viennese School. Strauss became a master student of Steuermann.

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