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Harold and Ruth Newman enjoying an Asia Society event in New York
Harold and Ruth Newman 夫婦，攝於紐約亞洲協會晚宴

THE HAROLD AND RUTH NEWMAN COLLECTION OF CHINESE ART
Harold and Ruth Newman Married in 1953 and remained a devoted An often-overlooked part of Harold’s life was two years serving in
couple for almost sixty-eight years until Harold’s recent passing. the U.S. Army in Strategic Intelligence between 1953 and 1955.
Their full lives included decades of philanthropy to a multitude of One glance at the shelves of Harold’s library, heaving with books on
causes dear to both their hearts. Born in 1931, Harold attended military campaigns and military history, exhibit his life-long love of the
the University of Oklahoma (Geography BS) for his undergraduate subject.
degree, the School of South Asian Studies, University of
Pennsylvania for his MA and Harvard Business School for his M.B.A. Most of his financial career was spent with the firm of Neuberger
Ruth graduated cum laude with a BA in Spanish. from Hunter Berman where he was a Partner and Managing Director. He sat on
College, New York. many boards including The Hertz Foundation in Livermore, California
that awards fellowships to Ph.D. students in the applied physical,
Harold and Ruth met on a rainy night in New York. Harold lived in biological, and engineering sciences; the Off-Broadway theater
Washington Heights on the West Side of Upper Manhattan and Ruth Company, MCC Theater (which includes the Newman Mills Theatre
lived in the Bronx. He arrived at her home soaking wet, disheveled named after the family) and The Asia Society in New York. Passionate
and, as Ruth put it, unimposing! Her mother however said, ‘that’s a about theatre, he produced many Tony-award winning shows
nice guy’. She was eighteen, he was twenty. He was besotted and including more recently the Broadway smash, Hamilton.
remained so for the rest of his life. They have four daughters, Jo
Ellen, Claudia, Jackie and Carla and six grandchildren.

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