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Aron Glass papers

Document | Accession Number: 2013.266.1

Documents detailing the service of Aron Glass in the Palestine Police and the Jewish Brigade, from 1941-1946, including soldier's pay book, discharge papers, photographs, a naturalization certificate granting him citizenship in Palestine (1940), and a later Israeli passport (1956).

Date
inclusive:  1940-1956
Language
Hebrew
English
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Lilly Glass

About This Document

Document Creator
Aron Glass
Biography
Aron Glass (1916-2006) was a native of Cologne, Germany, who after immigration to Palestine, served in the Palestine Police Force (1941-1943) and the Jewish Brigade of the British Army (1944-1946), serving in the Royal Engineers as a sapper. During this time, he saw action in Italy, and subsequently in Belgium, where he met and participated in the liberation of his future wife, Lilly Glass, who had been in hiding during the German occupation of that country.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Glass, Lilly. Gift, 2012.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:40:40
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