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Corrected information implying that Soros' family emigrated with him.
'''George Soros''' (born August 12, 1930 in [[Hungary]]) is an American businessman and one of the richest person in the world, his current networth is estimated to be at about $8.4 billion. George Soros' birth-name was '''György Schwartz''', he changed his family name in 1936 from Schwartz to Soros to avoid [[antisemitism]]. George Soros later said that he "grew up in a Jewish, anti-semitic home," and that his parents were "uncomfortable with their religious roots."<ref>Slater, R.: "Soros: The Unauthorized Biography", page 30</ref>
'''George Soros''' (born August 12, 1930 in [[Hungary]]) is an American businessman and one of the richest person in the world, his current networth is estimated to be at about $8.4 billion. George Soros' birth-name was '''György Schwartz''', he changed his family name in 1936 from Schwartz to Soros to avoid [[antisemitism]]. George Soros later said that he "grew up in a Jewish, anti-semitic home," and that his parents were "uncomfortable with their religious roots."<ref>Slater, R.: "Soros: The Unauthorized Biography", page 30</ref>
In 1947, George Soros and his family emigrated from Hungary to England, where an event occurred that greatly influenced the development of George's personality and worldview. He broke his leg and was cared for by England's National Health Service, free of charge, while the Jewish relief agencies of that era did not offer him the help he believed they owed him. In that event was born Soros' favorable opinion of Democratic Socialism, and his negative view of many Jewish groups.
In 1947, George Soros emigrated from Hungary to England, where an event occurred that greatly influenced the development of George's personality and worldview. He broke his leg and was cared for by England's National Health Service, free of charge, while the Jewish relief agencies of that era did not offer him the help he believed they owed him. In that event was born Soros' favorable opinion of Democratic Socialism, and his negative view of many Jewish groups.
Soros' immediate family joined him in the West in the mid-'Fifties.
==Political Influence==
==Political Influence==