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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>
    <periodOfReport>2003-09-24</periodOfReport>
    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001052163</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP /NEW</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AGCC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>

        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001264513</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TESSLER LENARD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>299 PARK AVENUE - 22ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10171</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
        <isDirector>1</isDirector>
        <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
        <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
        <isOther>0</isOther>
    </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

<remarks>The reporting person is a director of Anchor Glass Container Corporation (the "Company").  The reporting person does not individually hold or otherwise beneficially own any securities of the Company.  The reporting person is an employee of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., one or more affiliates of which own certain securities of the Company, all of which are subject to the sole voting and investment authority of Stephen Feinberg ("SF").  SF, in his capacity as the holder of sole voting and investment authority of more than 10% of the common stock of the Company pursuant to Reg. 13d-3, separately files statements pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The reporting person does not exercise any voting, investment or other authority with respect to the shares of the common stock of the Company separately reported by SF.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Lenard Tessler</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-09-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

