Isaac Shapiro

Born in Tokyo in 1931 after his Russian-Jewish parents fled from Europe’s growing anti-Semitism, Shapiro spent several years as a foreigner in both China and Japan before moving to Hawaii at 14 under the patronage of an American Marine colonel. He attended Columbia College, served in the Korean War, returned to Morningside Heights to attend Columbia Law School, and then embarked upon a long, illustrious career in law.