Saul Genuth was born to David L. and Anna Einhorn Genuth on 13 March 1931 in Norwalk, Connecticut. His father was an orthodox rabbi and his mother was a housewife. David Genuth was born and raised in Hungary but immigrated to the US to escape induction into the Romanian army (the area of Hungary where he lived ceded to Romania after World War I). Anna’s parents came from Poland, seeking a better life for their future family. David became an orthodox rabbi, while Anna remained a homemaker and a rabbi’s wife (which Saul states was a profession in and of itself).

Saul was 4 years old when his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and he has made Cleveland his home through most of his medical training and his entire professional career. Saul noted that he and his two younger sisters grew up “somewhat poor in a lower middle class neighborhood but were never hungry or deprived.” He remains close to his one surviving sister, a retired attorney in Portland, Maine. When asked about his childhood, he admits he was not the athletic type growing up but could shoot a mean game of marbles. Today his main source of recreation is reading. Saul’s subtle sense of humor comes through as he explains,“I hope printed books never disappear. I don’t read e-books, they have never ‘kindled’my interest.” He is also devoted to classical music and regularly