Max Stern (businessman)

Max Stern
Born 1898
Fulda, Hesse, Germany
Died 1982 (aged 8384)
Manhattan, New York
Resting place Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
Citizenship United States
Education High School
Occupation Founder Hartz Mountain Corporation
Spouse(s)   Hilda Lowenthal
  Ghity Amiel Lindenbaum (1950 - 1982)
Children   Leonard N. Stern
  Stanley Stern (deceased)
  Gloria Kisch
  Marcel Lindenbaum (stepchild)
  Armond Lindenbaum (stepchild)
  Maidy Rosenblatt (stepchild)
  Henry Lindenbaum (stepchild)(deceased)
Parent(s)   Caroline Stern (mother)
  Emanuel Stern (father)

Max Stern (1898–1982) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who established and built the Hartz Mountain Corporation.

Early life and education

He was born to a Jewish family in Fulda, Hesse, Germany, to parents Emanuel and Caroline Stern. He emigrated to the United States in 1926 fleeing the religious prejudice that he experienced in Germany.[1]

Career

Stern founded the Hartz Mountain Corporation, a large pet products manufacturer and real estate development company.[1] Stern was also the leader of Yeshiva University for 41 years.[1]

Personal life

Stern has been married twice:


Philanthropy

As a leading Jewish philanthropist, he helped many charitable organizations both in the U.S. and Israel.

Stern founded the Stern College for Women the undergraduate women's college of arts and sciences of Yeshiva University, located in New York City, New York, which is associated with Modern Orthodox Judaism with a major grant, in honor of his late parents Emanuel and Caroline Stern.

The Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, located in Jezreel Valley, Israel, is named after him.

Religion

Stern was a communal lay leader.

Death

The headstone of Max Stern

He died in 1982, age 83 or 84, leaving his son, Leonard N. Stern, to carry on the family business. He is interred in the Sharon Gardens Division of Kensico Cemetery.

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