David is the son of two Czech holocaust survivors Kurt Epstein and Franci Rabinek. His parents immigrated to New York with his older sister Helen in 1948.

His mother was born in Prague and was a designer of high-fashion dresses in Czechoslovakia before being interned at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. After her liberation from Bergen-Belsen, she came to the United States, where she resumed her fashion career. More on her story at franciswar.com

Also a survivor, his father Kurt, formerly a swimming coach, represented Czechoslovakia in water polo in the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. His team finished tied for ninth in each Olympics.

In New York City, in 1948 the New York Athletic Club permitted Kurt to observe water polo matches, but clarified that inasmuch as they did not accept Jews as members, he would not be hired as a coach. After a decade of being unable to find steady employment, he ultimately became a cutter in a clothing factory of Star Children's Wear in the Garment District. More on his story at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Epstein

Both parents family geologies are well documented by many Geni.com volunteers on https://www.geni.com/people/Kurt-Epstein/6000000008772422654 and https://www.geni.com/people/Franti%C5%A1ka-Epstein/6000000027668209753.

David is the son of two Czech holocaust survivors Kurt Epstein and Franci Rabinek. His parents immigrated to New York with his older sister Helen in 1948.

His mother was born in Prague and was a designer of high-fashion dresses in Czechoslovakia before being interned at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. After her liberation from Bergen-Belsen, she came to the United States, where she resumed her fashion career. More on her story at franciswar.com

Also a survivor, his father Kurt, formerly a swimming coach, represented Czechoslovakia in water polo in the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. His team finished tied for ninth in each Olympics.

In New York City, in 1948 the New York Athletic Club permitted Kurt to observe water polo matches, but clarified that inasmuch as they did not accept Jews as members, he would not be hired as a coach. After a decade of being unable to find steady employment, he ultimately became a cutter in a clothing factory of Star Children's Wear in the Garment District. More on his story at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Epstein

Both parents family geologies are well documented by many Geni.com volunteers on https://www.geni.com/people/Kurt-Epstein/6000000008772422654 and https://www.geni.com/people/Franti%C5%A1ka-Epstein/6000000027668209753.