Newhouse's father, Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and began the family media business.[3] His mother, Mitzi Epstein, was an arts patron and philanthropist[4] who grew up in an upper middle class family on the Upper West Side, the daughter of a silk tie importer.[5] Donald Newhouse is Jewish, and was listed on the Jerusalem Post's list of the world's 50 richest Jews in 2010[6].

Epstein.. Epstein.. Where have I heard that name before 🤔🤔 probably just a coincidence.