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William and Pauline Wormser Frank were among the first Jews to settle permanently in Pittsburgh. They were founders of the earliest Jewish religious and philanthropic institutions in Pittsburgh. William Frank owned a glass factory and their descendants Isaac W. Frank, William K. Frank and James A. Frank have been prominent in Pittsburgh's engineering, steel and real estate industries as well as in Jewish religious and philanthropic activities.

From the description of Frank family papers 1846-2000 [manuscript] papers (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 233977764

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creatorOf Frank family. Frank family papers 1846-2000 [manuscript] papers Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives
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associatedWith Copperweld Steel Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Frank, Isaac W. , 1855-1930. person
associatedWith Frank, James A., 1918-2004. person
associatedWith Frank-Kneeland Machine Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Frank, Pauline Wormser, 1815-1910. person
associatedWith Frank, William, 1819-1910. person
associatedWith Frank, William K., 1890-1964. person
associatedWith Krause, Corinne. person
associatedWith Lawman, Jasper Holman. person
associatedWith Lewis Foundry Machine Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith United Engineering and Foundry Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith War Production Board (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
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Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
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Engineering
Glass factories
Glass manufacture
Jews
Philanthropy
Rolling-mill machinery
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Active 2000

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