Rosalee Glass

Rosalee Glass on her birthday in Los Angeles.

Rosalee Glass (née Raisla Talerman) (January 28, 1917 — December 14, 2019) was an American businesswoman, drapery manufacturer,[1] actress,[2] and star of the documentary film Reinventing Rosalee. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she survived the Holocaust.[1][3][2]

Personal

Early life

As a teenager she had a shirt making business where she sold men's shirts for shops around Warsaw.[1] She met and married violinist Abraham Glass.[1] During World War 2 she and Abraham were kidnapped to Siberia where she lost two of her infants, Elias and Perla, due to starvation. Only one child, Manny, survived.[1]

Family

After the war, Rosalee, Abraham, and young Manny moved to the United States and settled in Miami, Florida where Rosalee set up a drapery manufacturing business.[1] A year after arriving in Miami, Rosalee gave birth to daughter Lillian Glass.[4]

Upon Rosalee's retirement from her drapery business, she and Abraham moved to California to be closer to their daughter.[4] After Abraham died at the age of 90, and Manny died from medical malpractice within three years, Glass fell into a depression from the doubled loss in her immediate family that she decided to move in with her daughter.[1] Finally Glass had an epiphany: "believing that it's never too late to live your dream".[5]

Career

She had adventures all over the world, wrote a book of her original sayings and starred in a Super Bowl commercial.[6][4]

Her daughter Lillian Glass documented their adventures in a film called Reinventing Rosalee.[7] The film screened at 90 film festivals around the world and won 57 awards worldwide.[8]

White House

In 2019, Glass was invited to the White House where she was honored for being one of the oldest Holocaust survivors.[2] On her way to the plane she suffered injuries leading to her death that were sustained due to being dropped accidentally by the airport staff. Her death was three weeks before her 103rd birthday.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Mirkin, Steven (2019-12-19). "Rosalee Glass, Holocaust Survivor, 102". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c d Oster, Marcy. "Holocaust survivor dies after dropped in transit to White House Hanukkah party". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. ^ "Rosalee Glass, Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 102". iHeart. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ a b c Staff, Inside Edition (2019-12-20). "Holocaust Survivor Rosalee Glass Dead After Being Accidentally Dropped En Route to White House Hanukkah Party". WJXT. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ ""Reinventing Rosalee" Chronicles Mother and Daughter's Adventures Together". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ^ "Reinventing Rosalee - PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH". IZZY – Stream Israel. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. ^ "Reinventing Rosalee". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ^ Glass, Lillian. "Home". Reinventing Rosalee. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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