[4] His wife was Barbara Blum, who became a high-ranking social services official.
[5] Blum became an aide to John Lindsay, first in Congress and then at City Hall in New York City, and later was one of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s NYS Assistant Attorneys General.
[7] Blum attended and fenced first as an All American for Trinity College, and then for Columbia University.
[9][10][6] He was a member of the U.S. sabre team that won the gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games.
[6] Blum competed on behalf of the United States in the team sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.