Early Life
Maurice R. Greenberg is the son of Jewish candy store owner Jacob Greenberg. His father died when he was seven, and his mother, Ada Rheingold, married a dairy farmer. Greenberg served in the U. S. Army in Europe during World War II, participating in the Liberation of Dachau and in the Korean War, rising to the rank of Captain; he is a recipient of the Bronze Star. He received his Bachelor's Degree in pre-law from the University of Miami, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, and his law degree from New York Law School in 1950. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1953. He holds honorary degrees from several colleges including Brown University, Middlebury College, New York Law School and The Rockefeller University.
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