[1][2] Tivadar Soros forged paperwork, giving the family alias as the Germans occupied Hungary in 1944.

He managed to escape the prisoner march by ducking behind a bridge and hiding in an abandoned farm house.

[1] He arrived in Manhattan after defecting from Hungary, then under Communist control, while traveling in Switzerland with the Hungarian Olympic ski team.

[3] He resided in a cheap apartment near Prospect Park as a student, but still struggled to pay for rent and food.

[3] In order to be awarded the fellowship, students must demonstrate a unique "idea or talent," have accomplished something concrete through long term effort, and have been involved with the government or other organization dedicated to the ideals of the U.S. Bill of Rights.

[3] Paul Soros and Daisy Schlenger met in 1950 in New York, where they were both college students living at the International House.

Soros died at his Fifth Avenue home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on June 15, 2013, at the age of 87.