Max Stern (businessman)

Max Stern
Born	1898 Fulda, Hesse, Germany
Died	1982 (aged 83–84)
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Known for	• Founder — Hartz Mountain Corporation  • Philanthropy
Children	Leonard N. Stern
Parents	• Caroline Stern (mother)  • Emanuel Stern (father)

Max Stern (1898–1982) was an entrepreneur who established and built the Hartz Mountain Corporation, which eventually became one of America's most-successful privately held companies.

Early life and education

He was born in Fulda, Hesse, Germany, to parents Emanuel and Caroline Stern. He emigrated to the United States in 1926.

Career

Personal life

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

He died in 1982, age 83 or 84, leaving his son, Leonard N. Stern, to carry on the family business.

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Name	Stern, Max
Alternative names
Short description	Businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Date of birth	1898
Place of birth	Fulda, Germany
Date of death	1982
Place of death