Background
Stone, Irving I. was born on April 5, 1909 in Cleveland. Son of Jacob and Jennie (Canter) Sapirstein.
Greeting card company executive
Stone, Irving I. was born on April 5, 1909 in Cleveland. Son of Jacob and Jennie (Canter) Sapirstein.
Student, Case-Western Reserve University. Student, Cleveland Institute Art.
With, American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, since 1923; president, American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, 1960-1978; Chairman of the Board, American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, since 1978; chief Executive officer, American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, 1978-1987; also chairman of the executive committee, American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland.
Chairman board Hebrew Academy Cleveland. Board directors Cleveland Institute Art, Young Israel of Cleveland, Yeshiva University. Trustee Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies.
1st vice president Telshe Yeshiva. Life member board directors Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Vice president American Association for Jewish Education, Bureau Jewish Education, Cleveland, American Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem.
Founder Kiryat Telshe Stone, Israel.
Married Helen K. Sill, December 12, 1976. Children: Hensha (Mistress Hirsch Gansbourg), Neil, Myrna (Mistress Harold Tatar), Judith (Mistress Morry Weiss).