Early Life and Education
Born in New York City to Jonas Levy and Frances Phillips, a Jewish couple, Jefferson was one of five children. His father was a merchant and sea captain. Levy and his siblings attended public and private schools. His parents' ancestors had immigrated from Germany and London in the mid-1700s, and his father's Sephardic Jewish ancestors were among the first settlers of Savannah, Georgia in 1733.
Levy graduated from the New York University Law School in 1873. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in New York City, making money in real estate investment and finance.
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