Reffkin: Grandfather left $26M to my aunt and $100 to my mother
Robert Reffkin · Robert Reffkin: Compass · Jul 26, 2021 · at 8:16
Compass founder Robert Reffkin discusses how his mother was disowned by her Orthodox Jewish family after giving birth to a biracial child.
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“He ended up being very successful. I think he and his family owned real estate in Israel, and, you know, when he died, you know, he gave twenty-six million dollars to her sister, who is, I guess, more obedient to the way that And he wanted her to be. And gave a hundred dollars to her just to say, I hate you.”
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