Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 5 · id outliers-c5-08-many-of-the-most-successful-ne
“Many of the most successful New York lawyers born around 1930 share remarkably similar backgrounds: children of Jewish immigrants, born during the Depression, who attended City College or similar accessible institutions before entering law.”
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Joseph Flom obituarysource alive
Flom was born to Jewish immigrant parents from a Russian Empire shtetl. His father was a labor organizer in the Garment District. Flom attended City College before Harvard Law School.
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