Early Life and Education
Grafstein was born Jerahmiel Samson Grafstein in London, Ontario, on January 2, 1935. He is the son of Solomon S. Grafstein and Helen Rose Grafstein (nee Bleeman). His late sister was Pauline Wayne. After serving in the Polish Army in the First World War and later in the Polish War of Independence in 1919-1921, his father came to Canada in 1927, married in 1930 in Toronto and settled in London that year.
Grafstein was raised in London, Ontario. He attended public, primary and high schools where he was active in sports, school governance, and acting. He served as an officer in the Army Cadets. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario in 1955. While at Western, he was active in debates, acting in local theatre and musicals.
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