Early Life
Born in Morton, Illinois, David Lilienthal was the oldest son of Jewish immigrants from Austria-Hungary. His mother, Minna Rosenak Lilienthal (1874-1956), came from Szomolány (now Smolenice) in Slovakia, emigrating to America at age 17. His father Leo (1868-1951) was from Hungary, serving several years in the Hungarian army before emigrating to the United States in 1893. Minna and Leo were married in Chicago in 1897, then moved to Morton where Leo briefly operated a dry goods store. Leo's business venutres took the family several places; and young David was raised principally in the Indiana towns of Valparaiso and Michigan City. Although he spent part of his sophomore year in Gary, he graduated from Elston High School in Michigan City in 1916.
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