Max Stern (businessman)

Max Stern (1898 – May 21, 1982)[1] was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who established and built the Hartz Mountain Corporation.

He was born to a Jewish family in Fulda, Hesse, Germany, to parents Emanuel and Caroline Stern.

[1] Stern founded the Hartz Mountain Corporation, a large pet products manufacturer and real estate development company.

[1] Stern was twice-married: As a leading Jewish philanthropist, he helped many charitable organizations both in the U.S. and Israel.

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