Glass, Benjamin, 1897-1985
Person
Biography
Ben Glass was a patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in the 1930s, along with his wife, Bess. He began working at the facility's bookbinding operation while a patient there, and continued to work there after being discharged. JCRS Patient #6772, #7718, #7888.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Excerpts from Oral History Interview with Ben and Bess Glass (for Slide Show), 1978 October
Item
Identifier: B098.01.0003.00049
Abstract
"Ben and Bessie Glass, a couple who met while young patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in the 1930s, recount their memories of living at the institution while recovering from tuberculosis. They discuss the somewhat unsuccessful attempts of the staff to segregate the younger boys and girls who were patients there. They also describe the institution's efforts to provide rehabilitation in all aspects of the patients' lives, for example by providing the opportunity to...
Dates:
1978 October
Obscured Faith: The Story of Ben and Bessie Glass, 2009
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Identifier: B354.01.0001.00001
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Art book with hard black cover written and designed by Carissa Samaras, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Based on the lives of Ben and Bessie Glass, tuberculosis patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.
Dates:
2009
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