John Judah Glass was the son of Morris and Pearl Glass. He was born in England in 1897 and came to Canada in 1907 (two years after his father). In the First World War, Glass served overseas in the 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery. After the war, he atended Osgoode Hall Law School and became a practicing barrister and solicitor. With his law degree in hand, Glass went on to have a fifteen-year political career that included serving as a trustee for the Toronto Board of Education, alderman at Toronto City Council, and Liberal MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He left the world of active politics in 1943. This collection consists of records documenting Glass’ involvement in the military, politics, and the Jewish community. Of note is a signed photograph of Vladimir Jabotinsky given to Glass when Jabotinsky was in Toronto in the 1920s.