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Events on Saturday 1 January 1938 2
1938Fled Nazi GermanyHis family fled Nazi Germany to escape anti-Jewish persecution, emigrating to New York City. Thirteen of his relatives would perish in the Holocaust.
1938 – 1943New York ChildhoodGrew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan, attending George Washington High School. Despite excelling academically, he initially worked in a shaving brush factory.