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Photograph of Dr. Maurice and Hal Erickson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 1975
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Archival Collection
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Description provided with image: "Dr. Maurice Perlman right, member of the LV Nate Mack Lodge of the B'nai B'rith, and Hal Erickson, UNLV Director of Libraries, look over the volumes of Judaic Literature that the organization has donated to the UNLV Library."
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Joyce Mack oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Joyce Mack conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 23, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Joyce Mack discusses meeting her husband, Jerry Mack, their early life as a couple, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada at the suggestion of Jerry's father, Nate Mack. She discusses how Jerry met Parry Thomas and their banking and real estate investments. Mack talks about the opening of the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the development of the strip hotels, and discusses her children.
Archival Collection
Photograph of a group of men at a banquet, 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Standing, back row, L-R: Bill Mendelson, Nate Mack, Louis Mack, unknown, Al Fox, Art Brick, Moe Sedway; Seated, front row, L-R: Lou Schway, Mike Gordon, Al Schulman, Ira Goldring, unknown, unknown, Dr. Alexander Coblentz; Seated, foreground: Harry Levy
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B'nai B'rith International
The Nate Mack Lodge of B’nai B’rith (Lodge 2825) was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943. B’nai B’rith International is a Jewish service organization that was founded in 1843. It is committed to protecting human rights, supporting and defending Israel, advocating and caring for seniors, and helping communities. Celebrity chef Nat Hart helped to charter the Nate Mack lodge and served as its president. The lodge was named in honor of Nate Mack, who is considered a founding father of the Southern Nevada Jewish community.
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