hiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn ɐ mˈɪdəlklˈæs dʒˈuːɪʃ fˈæmɪli ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd kɔːɹnˈɛl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, ænd kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
He grew up in a middle-class Jewish family and attended Cornell University, graduating in 1933, and Columbia University.