Person
Jacob Sapirstein
Jacob Sapirstein
Bialystok-born entrepreneur and founder of American Greetings Corporation.
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... My father, Jacob Sapirstein, was born in Bialystok
and later lived in Grajewo, a nearby village. In 1905,
the Cossacks came and burned it down. At that time
the Russo-Japanese War was being fought, and my
father decided to leave rather than go into the army,
because he had seen his friends coming back as cripples.
He watched despairingly as straw-filled wagons pulled
up, disgorging maimed soldiers with no concern for
their welfare. Families and friends had to take care of
them as best they could. My father vowed to leave
home to escape the Czarist oppression. ...Connected nodes
Place
Bialystok
Born In
Place
Grajewo
Lived At
Organization
American Greeting Corporation
Founded By
Institution
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
Founded By
Place
Kiryat Telshe-Stone
Founded By
Person
Jennie Kantor
Spouse Of
Event
Birth of Jacob Sapirstein
Participated In · Subject
Event
Jacob Sapirstein's Migration to America
Participated In · Subject
Event
Marriage of Jacob Sapirstein and Jennie Kantor
Participated In · Spouse
Event
Founding of American Greetings Corporation
Participated In · Organizer
Person
Irving I. Stone
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Person
Jennie Kantor
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Person
Morris S. Stone
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Person
Harry R. Stone
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Organization
American Greeting Corporation
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Place
Bialystok
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Place
Grajewo
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Organization
Joint Distribution Committee
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Institution
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
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Place
Kiryat Telshe-Stone
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Founded By
Jacob Sapirstein → American Greeting Corporation
founded by Jacob Sapirstein in 1906
Founded By
Jacob Sapirstein → Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
one of the founders of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
Associated events
Birth
Birth of Jacob Sapirstein
Jacob Sapirstein was born in Bialystok.
Migration · 1905
Jacob Sapirstein's Migration to America
The Joint Distribution Committee brought Jacob Sapirstein to America in 1905.
Marriage · 1908-06-07
Marriage of Jacob Sapirstein and Jennie Kantor
Jacob Sapirstein married Jennie Kantor in Cleveland on June 7, 1908.
Organization Founding · 1906
Founding of American Greetings Corporation
Jacob Sapirstein founded American Greetings Corporation in 1906.