dˈæwɪd pˌiːˈɑːɹzˈɛpɪɹkə wʌz bˈɔːɹn twˈɛnti tˈuː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ɪn wˈɔːɹsɔː, pˈoʊlənd ðˈɛn pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, tʊ ɐ fˈæmɪli ʌv wˈɛlθi lˈændoʊnɚz ænd ˌɑːntɹɪpɹənˈʊɹz ʌv dʒˈuːɪʃ ɛkstɹˈækʃən.
Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland (then part of the Russian Empire), to a family of wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs of Jewish extraction.