His parents , Aaron Joseph Agranat and Polya Schnitzer , had immigrated to the United States from Russia shortly before his birth .
Agranat was born to a Jewish - Zionist family in Louisville , Kentucky in 1906 .
Agranat 's parents , Aaron Joseph Agranat and Polya Schnitzer , had immigrated to the United States from Russia shortly before his birth .
Agranat was born to a Jewish - Zionist family in Louisville , Kentucky in 1906 .