Ira Saul Glasser

Background

Glasser, Ira Saul was born on April 18, 1938 in Brooklyn. Son of Sidney and Anne (Goldstein) Glasser.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Queens College, 1959. Master of Arts in Mathematics, Ohio State University, 1960. Doctor of Laws (honorary), New York Law School, 2001.

Career

Instructor mathematics, Queens College, New York City, 1960-1963; lecturer mathematics, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1962-1965; associate editor, Current Magazine, New York City, 1962-1964; editor, Current Magazine, New York City, 1964-1967; associate director, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1967-1970; executive director, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1970-1978; executive director, American Civil Liberties Union, since 1978. Consultant University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana, 1964-1965. Director Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund., New York City, since 1974.

Director Drug Policy Foundation, Washington, since 1991.

Achievements

• Ira Saul Glasser has been listed as a noteworthy Civil liberties organization executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Visions of Liberty: The Bill of Rights for All Americans

    (HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET.)

  • Doing good: The limits of benevolence

    (New. Ships with Care. Daily.)

  • Doing good: The limits of benevolence by Willard Gaylin, Ira Glasser, Steven Marcus, David J. Rothman(February 12, 1978) Paperback

Membership

Chairman St. Vincents Hospital, New York City, Community Advisory Board, New York City, 1970—1972.

Interests

• Sports.

Connections

Married Trude Maria Robinson, June 28, 1959. Children: David, Andrew, Peter, Sally.

Father:

Sidney Glasser

Mother:

Anne (Goldstein) Glasser

Spouse:

Trude Maria Robinson

child:

Andrew Glasser

child:

Peter Glasser

child:

Sally Glasser

child:

David Glasser