Sylvia Lipschitz

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Sylvia Lipschitz is a character role-played by BigBadMomma.

## Biography

> *"I burned my bra back in '68!"* **-Sylvia**, this is a very common phrase said by Sylvia multiple times a day*.*
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#### Childhood:

Sylvia Lipschitz, was born on the 10th of February 1935 in Münich, Germany. Her mother Mindel Lipschitz (1899- 1974), née Friedman, was a housewife and her father Hermann Lipschitz (1893 - 1958) was a lawyer. In August of 1935 the family moved from Münich, Germany to East Island City, Liberty City. Sylvia has 2 siblings, she is the middle child. Her older sister, Rhoda, is a housewife in Liberty City. Her younger brother, David, is a lawyer, also in Liberty City.

Her mother, Mindel, was 35 when she gave birth to Sylvia and her father, Hermann, was 42. As immigrants from Germany, Mindel and Hermann found it difficult to find employment. Even though her father was a well-educated lawyer, there weren’t that many opportunities for him in the city. He took odd jobs in law here and there but struggled to find stable employment. His lacking knowledge of American law was apparent and this created shame and resentment within him. Not equipped to deal with neither his emotions nor circumstances, Hermann started increasing his already high alcohol intake and as a result, spent the rest of his life deep in the bottles.

Sylvia gets her no-bullshit, straightforward, assertive, and at times aggressive, personality from him. Both quick-witted with a tongue that cuts like razors.

Mindel wasn’t an independent woman, she didn’t have opinions of herself, rather referring to the opinions of her husband. She was a housewife who did what she was told and fell in line with social expectations. Mindel wasn’t interested in her children, she wasn’t warm and cuddly. Often being annoyed with her children, she just wanted them to be silent and not cause a mess in the house.

A prominent personality trait of Midel was that of the absolute, self-made martyr. She constantly told everyone just how much work she was doing and how much work had been placed on her; work that she had taken on willingly. While Mindel was an intelligent and hardworking woman, she needed constant validation.

While Sylvia is also an intelligent and hardworking woman, she doesn't always need validation of her work; Instead, she feel others must understand and recognize her hard work. There are trait of Mindel that shines through in Sylvia as she does have martyr like tendencies in her approach of constantly repeating all the work and effort she puts in.

It wasn’t until the death of Hermann that Mindel began to exhibit a personality of her own, granted, it was not a pleasant one. The disease of addiction had always been within her, but since it was prescribed medications, no one really saw an issue with it. Her addiction and reliance upon the pills only grew after the death of her husband.

Standing out from her siblings, she often felt like a black sheep. While her siblings, to her, seemed rather dull and boring, always conforming to the status quo. Sylvia on the other hand had a rebellious spirit. When her siblings wore drab clothing, she found herself wanting to wear bold colors and patterns that seemed, at times, rather unconventional. Her clothing has always been a reflection of her personality, opinionated, strong, and daring to go against the stream.

Growing up, Sylvia often found herself on her own as a child. She did spend time with her siblings but they’d almost always fight whether it be physical or verbal. As her parents didn’t pay much attention to any of their kids, making them fight for their attention.

## Education and work

> “We always look at the mountains in front of us and forget the mountains behind us were just as hard to climb.” -**Sylvia**, on life.
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Academically, Sylvia was rather bright and did school work with great ease. The only problem she faced in school was her disinterest in the subjects taught. Even though subjects like maths and biology were easy for her, she didn’t really care for them. Instead, she has a rather strong inkling towards the more humaniora subjects especially that of art and social studies.

Artistically inclined, Sylvia always thought she was going to be an artist. However, when she first picked up a psychology magazine in a doctors office something within her clicked. There had always been a strong need for her to try to understand others, why they weren’t as bold as she, why they chose to lead such ordinary lives. When she applied for college she chose her subjects carefully, art and clinical psychology was on the top of her agenda.

She acquired her PhD in clinical psychology in 1965 from Princeton University. During her time at Princeton, she also worked part time at an Asylum as a caregiver.

### Political involvment:

During her college days, Sylvia also involved herself quite heavily with politics, joining in the women's liberation movement. As a feminist, she tirelessly fought for women's rights, often joining in protests and petitioning politicians.

*“The mind is a canvas, make sure you’re the artist… it's good to make your painting an original, no one likes an art forger, such a lack of creativity…”* **-Sylvia,** about life.

## Description

### Physical description:

Sylvia has an angular face with rather sharp features. She has an aquiline nose; thin, long, and sharp. Her cheekbones are positioned high and are fairly prominent. There is a significant dip between her cheekbones and jawline considering her gaunt cheeks. Her chin is rather pointy and long.

Standing at 5’9 (~6’1 depending on the heel) with a slim but athletic build, Sylvia can sometimes appear intimidating. With striking, bold fashion choices, heavy makeup and well styled hair, some might refer to her as somewhat of a fashion icon. While she isn’t that old, her skin is weathered and wrinkled, hidden with her heavy handed application of foundation. She wears a lot of eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner, blush, and lipstick.

When in close proximity to Sylvia, one of the first things that’d be noticed about her is her scent. She wears a musky, floral perfume - but that isn’t the only thing that she smells of. There are also heavy notes of cigarette smoke, as she has a tendency to satiate her smoking habits by smoking two packs a day.

### Personality:

> "You just have to know when you're sick and tired of being sick and tired" - Sylvia
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Sylvia is a pretty easy going person, observant and sharp with her quips. While she is capable of dressing people down, reducing them to tears, she seldom does this. Instead, she tries to uplift and encourage people, believing that humanity at its’ core is compassionate, empathetic and caring.

While she is staunch in her beliefs and opinions, she sometimes likes to offer a different opinion to that of her own. She does this simply to encourage conversation and thus being able to figure out the nuances in people's opinions. The goal is never to convince another person that her opinion is right, she just likes to discuss things.

She may very well get a bit heated when it comes to topics that she feels very passionate about. Noticing cruel, violent, unsympathetic, and/or inhumane opinions, she might very well take the opportunity to speak about it, sometimes in a calm manner, sometimes more passionately.

## Trivia

Dr. Sylvia Lipschitz was the first person in Los Santos to purchase the Chevrolet Bel-Air.

## Quotes

"My ex husband just died... it's very sad because it was the wrong one." - 30th of May 1985.

"LOCK THE FERKAKTA DOOR!" - Every other day.

"Now, my sister Rhoda won't even talk to me because I likened her new born grandchild to that dog creature from war of the stars or whatever it's called" - On family issues