Solomon Asch - Early Life

Early Life

Asch was born in Warsaw, Poland on September, 14 1907 to a Jewish family. He grew up in a small town, Lowicz, Poland. Asch and his family emigrated to the United States in 1920. They lived on the Lower East Side of New York, where many immigrants lived, including Jews, Italians, and Irish. His friends called him Shlaym.

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