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Julius Glass Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10178

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains photocopies of various documents relating to numerous members of the Glass family and their activities during the early 20th century. There are also several family trees.

Folder one contains an original advertisement for the Julius Glass shoe factory, an article about the 40th anniversary of the factory, and the will and testament for Julius Glass. Folder two contains materials relating to the opera singers Alfred and Elsa Glass including a program for Figaro, in which Alfred performed the part of Figaro, the official letter dismissing Alfred on the basis of his Jewish background, a postcard of their tombstone, and the map of their cemetery plot in Weissensee. Folder three contains documents relating to three generations of father and sons: Sally was the father of Paul, the father of John. Included are some genealogical correspondence of Sally, patents which Paul Glass received for inventions in the 1930s and a short piece by John Glass on his childhood in Germany during the 1930s.

The documents in folder four, which relate to the family of Paul Glass's wife, Anni Hoff, include birth certificates and certificates of baptism and conversion, as well as a letter by Alice Hoff (née Cohen) probably to her husband Hermann Hoff during World War I. Folder five contains an article regarding the sculptor Kurt Kroner, one of Sally Glass's first cousins. There is also a portion of the megillat, an article on Jewish volunteers during the Spanish Civil War, and photographs of an unidentified family.

Dates

  • 1907-1999

Creator

Language of Materials

This collection is in German and English.

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers.

Access Information

Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:

Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011

email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org

Biographical Note

Julius Glass was born in 1843 in Breslau and became a prominent businessman, founding a successful shoe factory Julius Glass & Co. He died in 1909. His sons were Sally Glass and Alfred Glass. The latter became an opera singer and married Elsa Sant-Glass (née Salomon), also a singer. They committed suicide together in March 1943 as their deportation became imminent. Their daughter, Lottie, succeeded in emigrating to America. Sally Glass's son, Paul, worked for a telecommunication firm and pantented several inventions. He, together with his wife Anni Hoff, and sons John and Aaron, emigrated to England in 1939 and then the United States in 1940.

Extent

6 Folders

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains photocopies of various documents relating to numerous members of the Glass family and their activities during the early 20th century. There are also several family trees.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Julius Glass Collection, 1907-1999  AR 10178
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Julie Dawson
Date
© 2012
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • January 23, 2013 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository

https://www.lbi.org
Contact:
15 West 16th Street
New York NY 10011 United States

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