Editing Howard Metzenbaum (section)

==Early life and education==
Metzenbaum was born June 4, 1917, in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, to a poor family, the son of Anna (née&nbsp;Klafter) and Charles I. Metzenbaum.<ref name=Kroll>{{cite news|last=Kroll|first=John|title=Howard's End: Metzenbaum was true to form through his last days in the Senate|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2008/03/howards_end_metzenbaum_was_tru.html|access-date=May 7, 2013|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|date=December 4, 1994}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were [[Jewish people|Jewish]] immigrants from [[Poland]] and France, and his maternal grandparents were [[Hungarian Jews]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wargs.com/political/metzenbaum.html |title=Ancestry of Howard Metzenbaum |publisher=Wargs.com |access-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> He attended [[Glenville High School]], where he ran [[Track and field|track]], while also working odd jobs after hours.<ref name=Kroll/> He graduated from [[Ohio State University]], receiving a [[bachelor's degree]] in 1939 and a [[Juris Doctor|law degree]] in 1941.<ref name=Brudney>{{cite web|last=Brudney|first=James J.|title=Memorial Service Honors Sen. Howard Metzenbaum '41|url=http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/alumni/newsletter/2008/september/metzenbaum.html|work=This Month @ Moritz|publisher=The Ohio State University|access-date=May 9, 2013|date=September 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130626181908/http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/alumni/newsletter/2008/september/metzenbaum.html|archive-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> During the 1940s, he practiced law in Cleveland. After initially facing discrimination due to his Jewish heritage,{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} he found acceptance representing large labor unions, first with the [[Communications Workers of America]] and later the [[International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers|International Association of Machinists]].<ref name=Case>{{cite encyclopedia|title=METZENBAUM, HOWARD MORTON|url=http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=MHM|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=Case Western University|access-date=May 9, 2013|date=July 24, 2012}}</ref>