Harry was born in Brooklyn on November 10 , 1922 to a family of Jewish European immigrants . His father Morris had arrived on Ellis Island in 1890 from Rohatyn , in what was then Austria-Hungary . Like '' his '' father , Morris worked as a seasonal sweatshop operator , sewing pockets on vests in Lower Manhattan during the era of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire . Harry enrolled at City College as a student of engineering , and graduated in 1944 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering . During his time at City College he worked as a paper boy , delivering the New York Times to buildings at the college
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Harry Dornbrand