The Wolf of Hungary - The Early Years of George Soros
Forging Survival in 1944’s Nazi Shadows, Fleeing Hungary’s Red Grip in 1947, and Carving a Path Through England’s Grit
TL;DR: This article traces George Soros’s journey from a cunning teenager surviving Nazi-occupied Hungary in 1944—forging papers and shrugging off guilt—to a penniless émigré hustling in England, studying at the LSE under Popper’s influence, and stumbling through odd jobs like selling trinkets, before breaking into finance at Singer & Friedlander in 195…
