[T1S1] family origins in Frankfurt, Germany; grandparents' settlement in Franklin, PA; parents' marriage in Dayton, OH, settlement in Pittsburgh, PA; father, international authority on glass and ceramics; father's glass business; father originator of glass tumblers in America; his siblings' professions; his education at the University of Pittsburgh; his patents; his service as president of Falk and Company; his service in the Army for six months; discussion of Falk and Company; marriage to Florence Silberstein; his wife's involvement with the civil rights movement; courtship; his community activities; adoption of a son; his grandchild; his religious affiliation; discipline in the home; his hobbies; residences in Pittsburgh.