Isadore (Feinstein) Stone (1907 - 1989)

Born 24 Dec 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Esther Miriam (Roisman) Stone — married 7 Jul 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 18 Jun 1989 at age 81 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Isidor (Feinstein) Stone is Notable.

Isadore Feinstein^[1] (usually known as Isidor^[2]) was born on 24 December 1907,^[1][2] at 636 Wharton Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^[1][2][3] to Bernard Feinstein ('Barnet') and Catherine Novack ('Katie').^[1][2]

In 1910, Izzy was living with his parents and his mother's family, at 430 McClellan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^[4]

He grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey. ^[3]

In 1920, he was living with his family in Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey. He was attending school. ^[5]

His first publication was a monthly, The Progressive, while he was in high school. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for two years, while also working as a copy editor and rewrite man for Philadelphia Inquirer.^[3] (The 1940 census claims he finished three years of college.^[6])

On 7 July 1929, he married Esther M Roisman, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a reporter, and lived with his parents at 149 Kings Highway, East Haddonfield, New Jersey. She was a secretary , and lived with her father at 5854 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

In 1930, Isadore and Esther were living at 206 A Morse Street, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, which they were rented for $45 a month. Isadore worked for the editorial department of a newspaper. ^[7]

He worked for the Courier-Post (Camden, NJ), the New York Post (1939-1940), and The Nation (as their Washington editor). ^[3]

By 1940, he had changed his family name to 'Stone'.^[3]

In 1940, Isadore and Esther and their children were living, with a nurse-maid, at 6836 Kessel Street, Queens, New York, which they were renting for $50 a month. Isadore was a writer (editor) for a weekly magazine. He worked 44 hours the week of 24 March, and had earned $5,000 in 52 weeks work in 1939. ^[6]

In 1950, Isidor and Esther were living with their children at 5618 Nebraska, Washington, DC. Isidor worked 65 hours the week before the census was taken, as a newspaperman. Esther worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $0. ^[8]

In 1953, he founded the I F Stone Weekly, a four-page mimeographed publication, based on public documents (for example, the Congressional Record). He published it for 19 years. It was a model of investigative journalism.^[3][9]

He died on 18 June 1989, in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, after a heart attack. He lived in Washington, DC, and was in Boston for medical treatment. ^{[9] [3]} He was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, birth certificate, file 174129 (24 December 1907), Isadore Feinstein; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/567221:60484 : acccessed 24 November 2023).

   Isadore [sic] Feinstein

   male, born 24 December 1907, 636 Wharton Street, Philadelphia

   father Barnet -, residence Philadelphia, white, 30 years old, born Russia, salesman

   mother Katie Novack, residence Philadelphia, white, 25 years old, born Russia, occupation -

   first child of this mother

   attending physician H J Novack, 1017 S. 4th St; born 7 AM

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marriage record, no. 576001 (1929), Isidor Feinstein and Esther M Roisman; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D5Y3-BXP : accessed 24 November 2023).

   Isidor Feinstein and Esther M Roisman were married on 7 July 1929 at Philadelphia, by Samuel Friedman

   Morris Roisman, 5854 Pine Street, father of Esther M same address, consented to her marriage

   Isidor Feinstein, white, reporter, 149 Kings Highway E. Haddonfield NJ, born Phila, 24 Dec 1907, to Bernard Feinstein (same address, merchant, born Russia) and Catherine Novack (same address, no occupation, born Russia)

   Esther M Roisman, white, secretary, residence 5854 Pine Street, born Philadelphia, 17 Dec 1908, never married before, parents Morris Roisman (same address, dealer) and Celia Samschovsky [?] (dead, born Romania)

   signed by both on 27 June 1929

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Bart Barnes, 'I. F. Stone, Crusading Journalist, Author, Supporter of Israel; at 81', Boston Globe, Monday, 19 June 1989, p.21, cols. 5-6; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/439151473/ : accessed 24 November 2023).

   Isadore Feinstein born in Philadelphia, to Russian-Jewish immigrants

   grew up in Haddonfield, NJ

   he and others changed their name to 'Stone' later

   first published a monthly, The Progressive, while in high school

   attended University of Pennsylvania for two years, while also working as a copy editor and rewrite man for Philadelphia Inquirer

   then was an editor and reporter for the Courier-Post (Camden, NJ)

   on staff at New York Post 1939-1940

   moved to Washington, DC, as the Washington editor of The Nation

   founded I F Stone Weekly in 1953. originally 5300 subscribers

   after closing the weekly in 1972, he was a contributing editor of the New York Review of Books

   died Sunday at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a heart attack

   lived in Washington; in Boston for medical treatment

   survived by wife, two sons, daughter, brother, sister, and four grandchildren

4. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 19, p. 8 A stamped = sheet 8 A penned, family 129; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRV8-HQH : accessed 24 November 2023).

   430 McClellan, rented, house

   head Zalman Novack, male, white, 48, married once, 30 years, born Russia, Yiddish, immigrated 1904, can speak English, presser, cloaks, not out of work 15 April, 0 weeks out of work in 1909

   wife Marian -, female, white, 47, married once, 30 years, 5 children, 5 living, born Russia, immigrated 1904, naturalization papers filed

   son Dave -, male, white, 28, single, born Russia, immigrated 1902, operator, ladies waist, not out of work 15 April, 0 weeks out of work in 1909

   daughter Belle -, female, white, 19, single, born Russia, immigrated 1904, operator, ladies waist, not out of work 15 April, 0 weeks out of work in 1909

   daughter Celie -, female, white, 18, single, born Russia, immigrated 1904, operator, ladies waist, not out of work 15 April, 0 weeks out of work in 1909

   son-in-law Barnet Feinstein, male, white, 33, married once for 3 years, born Russia, immigrated 1903, naturalization papers file, salesman, commercial

   daughter Katie -, female, white, 24, married once, 3 years, 1 child, 1 living, born Russia, immigrated 1904, no occupation

   grandson Izzy -, male, white, 2, single, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

5. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Borough of Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district 120, p. 44 A stamped = sheet 14 A penned, family 307; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RF3-XZ3 : accessed 24 November 2023).

   149 [street name not given], owned, mortgaged

   head Bernard Feinstein, male, white, 43, married, immigrated 1903, naturalized 1913, born Russia, general storekeeper, working on own account

   wife Katy -, female, white, 35, married, immigrated 1904, naturalized 1913, born Russia, no occupation

   son Isadore -, male, white, 12, married, attended school, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   son Max -, male, white, 7 [? apparently written over another number], attended school, born Indiana, no occupation

   son Louis -, male, white, 3, married, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

   nurse Ethel Mackey, female, black, 29, married, born Nova Scotia, nurse for private family

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1940 U.S. census, Queens County, New York, population schedule, enumeration district 41-1746A, p. 17443 [?] stamped = sheet 10 B penned, household 204; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-M42H : accessed 24 November 2023).

   6836 Kessel Street, rented, $50 per month

   head Isadore F Stone, male, white, 32, married, finished 3 years of college, born Pennsylvania, same place in 1935, worked 44 hours week of 24 March as writer (editor) for weekly magazine, earned $5000+ in 52 weeks work in 1939.

   wife Esther W Stone, female, white, 31, married, finished 4 years of high school, born Pennsylvania, same place in 1935, engaged in home housekeeping, worked 0 weeks in 1939, age at first marriage 30, 3 children born

   maid Veronica Merva, female, white, 22, single, finished 2 years of high school, born Pennsylvania, worked 48 hours week of 24 March, as maid-nurse for private family, earned $560 in 52 weeks in 1939

7. ↑ 1930 U.S. census, ward 12, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district 56, p. 39 B stamped = sheet 19 B penned, family 249; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC3-FY8 : accessed 24 November 2023).

   206 A Morse Street, rented, $45 per month

   head Isadore Feinstein, male, white, 22, married first at 21, born Pennsylvania, occupation: editorial dept, newspapers, actually at work last working day, not a US veteran

   wife Esther -, female, white, 21, married first at 20, born Pennsylvania, no occupation

8. ↑ 1950 U.S. census, Washingon, D.C., population schedule, enumeration district 1-595, sheet 1, dwelling 5; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-PQHW-BV3V : accessed 24 November 2023).

   5618 Nebraska,

   head Isidor F Stone, white, male, 42, married, born Pennsylvania, worked 65 hours prior week as newspaperman for newspaper

   wife Esther M -, white, female, 41, married, born Pennsylvania, engaged in housework, living in same house a year ago, parents born Rumania, finished 12 years of school, worked 52 weeks prior year, earned $0 for wages or salary

9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 'Writer I. F. Stone dies at 81', Boston Globe, Monday, 19 Jun 1989, p.1, col.2; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/439150960/ : accessed 24 November 2023).

   I F Stone died yesterday in Brigham and Women's Hospital after a heart attack

   he was a model of investigative journalism

   published I F Stone's Weekly (a 4-page mimeographed publication) for 19 years, ending in 1971, based not on leaks but on careful reading of public sources

   taught himself Greek for his book The Trial of Socrates

10. ↑ 'I. F. Stone', memorial 8203264, created by GravesScribe, 23 Dec 2003, maintained by Find a Grave; database, Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8203264/i-f-stone : accessed 24 November 2023); citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

• 'The Website of I. F. Stone' (http://www.ifstone.org/index.php : accessed 24 November 2023).

• 'I. F. Stone', Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._F._Stone : accessed 24 November 2023).

• Wikidata: Item Q2916247, en:Wikipedia