Benjamin Vinar grew up in Rock Island, Illinois. The child of Jewish immigrants from the shtetl of Ostrog in post–World War I Poland, he became a lawyer in New York City. His love ...view moreBenjamin Vinar grew up in Rock Island, Illinois. The child of Jewish immigrants from the shtetl of Ostrog in post–World War I Poland, he became a lawyer in New York City. His love of history, language, poetry and family are reflected in this record of his life.view less