Background
Friedman, Ralph was born on January 11, 1904 in New York City. Son of Uri Mark and Mary (Behrman) Friedman.
Friedman, Ralph was born on January 11, 1904 in New York City. Son of Uri Mark and Mary (Behrman) Friedman.
Student, City College of New York, 1921; student, New York University, 1922-1924.
Senior general partner, Friedman & Company member, New York Stock Exchange, 1933-1946; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Metropolitan Body Company, 1940-1948; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Standard Milling Company, Kansas City, Missoury, 1951-1963; director, Bank Leumi Le Israel, Tel Aviv and New York, 1963-1979; chairman of the executive committee, director, Bank Leumi Trust County, New York, 1968-1979; chairman finance committee, director, Eastern Life Insurance County, New York, until 1971.
Trustee Friedman Foundation, New York City. Member council committee Yale School Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1971-1983. Member cave expedition to Mexico for New York Zoological Society, 1940.
Member Friedman-Anthony Alaska Expedition for American, Museum Natural History, United States National Park Service, 1948, Friedman-Mozambique Expedition for American Museum of Natural History, 1968, Southwest Africa Expedition for American Museum Natural History, 1970. Chairman American Jewish Committee, 1964-1966. Director National Park Foundation, 1968-1970.
Member New York Academy of Sciences, Linnean Society, American Museum of Natural History (patron), New York Zoological Society (life), New York State Forestry Association, American Academy Political Science, Explorers Club, Metropolitan Museum Art (fellow in perpetuity), Pierpont Morgan Library.(fellow).
Married Ruth J. Ehrich, February 11, 1933 (deceased July 1981). Children: Peter R., Robert E.