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                                                       Exhibit (10)(ii)(A)(xx)

DATE:    May 6, 2002

                         ERWIN WEISS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

1.       Title will be Senior Vice President.

2.       Base salary will be:

                    $350,000 effective April 1, 2002
                    $375,000 effective April 1, 2003
                    $400,000 effective April 1, 2004

         o        assumes he is employed at each effective date

3.       If Erwin Weiss separates from AG, either voluntarily or involuntarily,
         AG will grant him $250,000 in deferred compensation.

4.       If he separates from AG, either voluntarily or involuntarily, he will
         be granted three years of base salary continuation, and health care at
         the employee deduction rate, as severance; the salary continuation will
         be at the rate in effect at the time of separation, and will not
         increase, except as described in #5 below.

5.       If he is involuntarily separated before March 2005, for purposes of
         determining his severance, his base salary will increase by $50,000
         from the amount in effect at the time of his separation.

POSITION:

         o        Full time internal consultant in addition to ongoing
                  responsibility for operating activity.

DUTIES:

         o        Work on any project, process improvement, study that is
                  needed.

REPORTING:

         o        To the CEO or EVP's of American Greetings Corporation.

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STATUS:

         o        Full Senior VP.

COMPENSATION:

         o        April 02 - 350K base

         o        April 03 - 375K base ~ compensation schedule only if employed
                                         at each date of increase

         o        April 04 - 400K base

BONUS:

         o        100% of bonus for Senior V.P. minimum, based on American
                  Greetings Corporation achieving its Annual Plan.

STOCK OPTIONS:

         o        100% Senior V.P. minimum.

FULL BENEFITS:

         o        Accorded the Senior V.P. position.

ADJUSTMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT:

         o        Severance will be paid on either termination or resignation.

         o        The $250K that is part of employment agreement should be
                  amended to read it will be paid either on termination or
                  resignation.

The $50K per annum salary adjustment that is effective as of March 2005 will be
added to the base salary if employment agreement is triggered by termination.

AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION                 ERWIN WEISS

By:    /s/ Zev Weiss                           /s/ Erwin Weiss
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       Zev Weiss
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                                                       EXHIBIT 10 (ii) (A) (xxi)

JEFFREY WEISS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT                                AMERICAN GREETINGS
ONE AMERICAN ROAD
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44144-2398
216/252-7300 -  FAX 216/252-6777

September  9, 2002

Mr. Steven S. Willensky

Dear Steve,

We are pleased to extend to you a revised offer of employment with American
Greetings as Senior Vice President, Executive Sales and Marketing Officer for
the North American Greeting Card Division, reporting to me. We have agreed that
you will begin with us on August 26,2002.

The terms of this offer are that you will:

1. receive a base salary of $335,000 annually (less appropriate withholdings and
deductions); this salary will be reviewed six months after you begin employment,
and then annually thereafter, and may be increased based on your performance;

2. participate in the Key Management Annual Incentive Plan at the Senior Vice
President level (35% target payout for business unit performance and 35% target
payout for Corporate performance, with the payouts increased or decreased from
target based on actual business unit, corporate and individual performance); the
details of the Plan are described in the enclosed booklet, which is hereby
incorporated into this letter;

3. participate in the American Greetings Stock Option Plan at the Senior Vice
President level:

         A) 20,000 options on American Greetings Class A Common Stock will be
         granted within 30 days of the date you begin your employment with
         American Greetings; the grant price will be the closing price of the
         stock on the date of grant:

         o        15,000 of these options shall vest one year from the date of
                  grant;

         o        5,000 of these options shall vest two years from the date of
                  grant.

         B) 10,000 additional options will be granted annually thereafter (the
         size of these grants may be increased or decreased based on individual
         performance; the actual grant date shall be the date approved by the
         Board of Directors for the general grant to all employees):

         o        5,000 options from each grant will vest one year from the date
                  of the grant;

         o        5,000 options from each grant will vest two years from the
                  date of the grant.

         C) if you separate from American Greetings before the vesting of any of
         these options, you will forfeit any unvested options, except as
         provided under Paragraph 8 below.

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Mr. Steven Willensky
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         D) the details of this Plan are described in the enclosed booklet,
         which is hereby incorporated into this letter; where the terms of the
         Plan and the terms of this letter specifically differ, the terms of
         this letter prevail.

4. receive a supplemental grant of 40,000 stock options on American Greetings
Class A Common Stock:

         o        the grant will be made within 30 days of your employment date;
                  the grant price will be the closing price of the stock on the
                  date of grant;

         o        all 40,000 options will vest four years from the date of
                  grant; however:

                  o        if the American Greeting stock price closes at or
                           above $30 per share on any day prior to the vesting
                           date, one quarter of these options (10,000) will vest
                           immediately;

                  o        if the American Greetings stock price closes at or
                           above $35 per share on any day prior to the vesting
                           date, a second quarter (10,000) of these options will
                           vest immediately;

                  o        if the American Greetings stock price closes at or
                           above $40 per share on any day prior to the vesting
                           date, a third quarter (10,000) of these options will
                           vest immediately;

                  o        if the American Greetings stock price closes at or
                           above $45 per share on any day prior to the vesting
                           date, the final quarter (10,000) of these options
                           will vest immediately;

                  o        If you separate from American Greetings before the
                           vesting of any or all of these options, you will
                           forfeit any unvested options, except as provided
                           under Paragraph 8 below.

5. be eligible to participate in the American Greetings flexible benefits
program, which includes such benefits as health care, disability and life
insurance; an overview of this program is described in the enclosed
Benefits-at-a-Glance booklet.

6. be eligible to participate in the American Greetings Retirement Profit
Sharing and Savings Plan; the details of this Plan are described in the enclosed
booklet and Summary Plan Description.

7. receive other benefits normally provided to Senior Vice Presidents, such as
the personal use of a company automobile, and additional company paid life, AD&D
and personal liability insurances; the details of these benefits as currently
provided are described in the enclosed Executive Benefits booklet.

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Mr. Steven Willensky
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8. be granted severance if:

         (a) you are involuntarily separated for reasons other than a gross
         violation of your obligation to the Corporation; a gross violation is
         defined as termination as a result of your personal dishonesty, willful
         misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit,
         intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any
         law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations and similar
         offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or other behavior or actions
         that a reasonable person would conclude evidences moral turpitude;

         (b) your duties are reduced to such a level that your role is clearly
         not that of a Senior Vice President;

         (c) there is a change of control in the ownership of the Corporation;

         (d) severance granted under any of the circumstances described in this
         Paragraph 8 (a), (b) and (c) shall be instead of, and not in addition
         to, any severance or separation benefits normally granted to officers;
         the severance granted under this Paragraph 8 will be:

                           (1) 12 months of base salary at the rate in effect at
                           the time you are separated (which, for these
                           purposes, will be no less than $335,000 annually);

                           (2) continued participation in the Incentive Plan at
                           the Senior Vice President level for the fiscal year
                           in which you separate if, at the time of your
                           separation, you have completed at least six months of
                           active employment in that fiscal year (the payout, if
                           any, shall be based on the actual payout percentage
                           earned under your plan in that fiscal year, and your
                           actual base salary earnings earned in that fiscal
                           year up to your separation date;)

                           (3) continued vesting of any stock options that would
                           otherwise vest during the 12 month severance period;
                           you may exercise any vested options for up to 90 days
                           after the end of the severance period;

                           (4) continued use of your company provided car for 90
                           days after your separation date;

                           (5) participation in the company's health care and
                           life insurance programs for the 12 month severance
                           period, at the premiums and rates made available to
                           active employees.

9. be eligible for certain relocation benefits, as described in the enclosed
Associate-on-the-Move Policy; the highlights are:

         o        guaranteed sale of your principal residence in Laguna Niguel
                  at fair market value;

         o        if your home sells within 60 days, a cash amount equal to 3%
                  of the sale price, to be used to defray the expenses of buying
                  a new home in the Cleveland area;

         o        real estate commission and other regular expenses incurred
                  with the sale of your principal residence in Laguna Niguel;

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Mr. Steven Willensky
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         o        reasonable temporary living expenses for you and your family
                  in the Cleveland area, for up to 90 days;

         o        travel expenses for two trips to Cleveland for you and your
                  wife to search for a new home;

         o        moving your household goods from your principle residence to
                  the Cleveland area;

         o        tax gross-up for those reimbursed expenses which must be
                  declared as taxable income to you.

A copy of the Associate-on-the-Move Policy is included, and is hereby
incorporated into this letter.

We both agree that, within 60 days of your beginning with American Greetings, we
will discuss and agree on an employment agreement that sets forth in detail the
provisions described in this offer letter, and any other terms and conditions
that we both agree are reasonable. We agree that this agreement shall contain
non-compete and confidentiality provisions, and shall include a specific
provision for arbitrating any disputes concerning the agreement. A draft of such
an agreement is enclosed.

This letter supercedes the previous offer letter to you dated August 19, 2002.

Steve, congratulations. We believe that you can make significant contributions
to our efforts. We look forward to your acceptance of this offer.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jeffrey Weiss
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Jeffrey Weiss
Executive Vice President
North American Greeting Card Division

encls.

cc:    Morry Weiss
       Jim Spira

Agreed and Accepted:

/s/ Steven Willensky    9/12/02
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Steven Willensky         Date

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