Early Life and Education
Finkelstein was born in Munich, Germany in July 1946. His father, Wolf Finkelstein grew up in Poland, near the border with Ukraine. World War II led Wolf Finkelstein to Germany, where he met fellow Pole Lisa Altstock. In 1951, as stateless Jews, the family came to Melbourne, Australia by boat.
Finkelstein's secondary education was at Elwood High School, where he was reportedly a rebellious and disobedient student. In 1965, he was accepted to study at Monash University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Jurisprudence. Finkelstein was a teaching fellow at Monash University Law School from 1974 to 1975.
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