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==Early years==

==Early years==

A child of poor Russian-Jewish immigrants, Magdoff grew up in the Bronx.  In 1929, at age 15, Magdoff first started reading [[Karl Marx]] when he picked up a copy of ''The Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy'' in a used-book store.  "It blew my mind," recalled Magdoff in 2003.  "His view of history was a revelation....that got me started reading about economics.  We were going into the Depression then and I wanted to figure out what it all meant." <ref>[http://www.monthlyreview.org/tribute.htm "The Sage of Imperialism"] Susan Green, ''Seven Days'', May 3, 2003.</ref>  His interest in Marx led him to embrace socialism.

Magdoff grew up in the Bronx.  In 1929, at age 15, Magdoff first started reading [[Karl Marx]] when he picked up a copy of ''The Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy'' in a used-book store.  "It blew my mind," recalled Magdoff in 2003.  "His view of history was a revelation....that got me started reading about economics.  We were going into the Depression then and I wanted to figure out what it all meant." <ref>[http://www.monthlyreview.org/tribute.htm "The Sage of Imperialism"] Susan Green, ''Seven Days'', May 3, 2003.</ref>  His interest in Marx led him to embrace socialism.

Magdoff studied mathematics and physics from 1930 to 1933 at the City College of New York taking engineering, math and physics courses; he was active in the Social Problems Club with many schoolmates who later joined the [[Abraham Lincoln Brigade]], a [[Comintern]] organization that fought in the [[Spanish Civil War]].  Magdoff attended New York University after 1933, where he studied [[economics]] and [[statistics]], receiving a B.S. in Economics in 1935.  He was suspended and later expelled from City College for activities related to editing ''Frontiers'' (a radical student magazine not sanctioned by the school), including participation in a mock trial of the school's President and its Director.

Magdoff studied mathematics and physics from 1930 to 1933 at the City College of New York taking engineering, math and physics courses; he was active in the Social Problems Club with many schoolmates who later joined the [[Abraham Lincoln Brigade]], a [[Comintern]] organization that fought in the [[Spanish Civil War]].  Magdoff attended New York University after 1933, where he studied [[economics]] and [[statistics]], receiving a B.S. in Economics in 1935.  He was suspended and later expelled from City College for activities related to editing ''Frontiers'' (a radical student magazine not sanctioned by the school), including participation in a mock trial of the school's President and its Director.