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Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein Chronicles Immigrant Roots in Memoir

2/28/2026

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Lloyd Blankfein, author of Streetwise: Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs, traces his family to 19th-century Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants.
The memoir recounts his upbringing in the South Bronx and East New York in public housing.
He describes his grandmother Lilly as a working woman and his mother's strong personality.
Penguin Press will publish Streetwise on March 1.

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Story summary

Lloyd Blankfein, author of Streetwise: Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs, traces his family to 19th-century Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants.
The memoir recounts his upbringing in the South Bronx and East New York in public housing.
He describes his grandmother Lilly as a working woman and his mother's strong personality.
Penguin Press will publish Streetwise on March 1.