Abstract
Oral history interview with Gilbert and Edythe Katz Yarchever conducted on February 13, 2006 by Michael Geeser for the I Remember When: Recollections from Jewish Las Vegas Leaders Oral History Project sponsored by the Congregation Ner Tamid and the Las Vegas, Nevada Centennial Committee. In this interview, the Yarchevers talk about their roles in World War II and their involvement in the early history of Jewish temples in Las Vegas, Nevada. Edythe discusses her first husband's work on desegregation and her efforts in Holocaust education.
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Oral history interview with Gilbert and Edythe Katz Yarchever conducted on February 13, 2006 by Michael Geeser for the I Remember When: Recollections from Jewish Las Vegas Leaders Oral History Project sponsored by the Congregation Ner Tamid and the Las Vegas, Nevada Centennial Committee. In this interview, the Yarchevers talk about their roles in World War II and their involvement in the early history of Jewish temples in Las Vegas, Nevada. Edythe discusses her first husband's work on desegregation and her efforts in Holocaust education. Digital video available; no transcript available.
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Gilbert and Edythe Katz Yarchever oral history interview, 2006 February 13. OH-02040. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
This interview was conducted and filmed by the Congregation Ner Tamid, produced by Roberta Sabbath, and published by Poppy Productions, Las Vegas, Nevada; a DVD copy was transferred to the University of Nevada Las Vegas Oral History Research Center.
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Interview materials were cataloged by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2006. Melise Leech wrote the collection description.
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Existence and Location of Copies
Also cataloged in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives. See call number: F850.J5 K37 2006.