Early Life and Education
Arnold Rothstein was born in New York City, the son of a wealthy Jewish immigrant racketeer and businessman, Abraham Rothstein, and his wife Esther. Despite his use of chicanery, extortion, and theft in his early years, Abraham Rothstein disavowed such behavior for himself in later years and was known as a philanthropist, donating to Beth Israel Hospital. Arnold was skilled at mathematics, was well read, and was being groomed to take over the legitimate business of his father. However, Arnold dropped out of school and developed an early interest in illegitimate business which he easily found amongst his father's early connections. His older brother studied to become a rabbi.
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