“A New Look: Hiram Halle’s Life and Legacy” runs from 2-4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through November at the Pound Ridge Historical Society, 255 Westchester Ave.
Halle was an American businessman, inventor and collector, as well as a philanthropist, humanitarian and rescuer of Jewish scholars and families.
After selling off his Universal Oil Products company for $25 million in 1931, Halle spent his days involved in humanitarians endeavors such as “University in Exile,” a program that brought persecuted German scholars specializing in social sciences to The New School in New York City. Halle’s pledge of $120,000 to the University is the equivalent of approximately $1.8 million today.
Private tours are also available. For more information, visit poundridgehistorical.org or call (914) 764-4333.
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