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Sam Diamond, Fay Diamond, Art Lurie, Ellie Lurie, Evelyn Goot, and Max Goot at a party, approximately 1950-1960

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Collection Number: PH-00302
Collection Name: Toni and Wilbur Clark Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 13

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Arthur C. Lurie oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01163

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Lurie, Art (1918 April 01-2014 July 18)

Arthur C. Lurie (1918-2014) was a Las Vegas, Nevada businessman and boxing judge. Born in Los Angeles, California on April 1, 1918, Lurie served in the Navy during World War II and moved to Las Vegas in 1954. In Las Vegas he owned a bar called Art's Place and was a co-owner of Wonder World Liquors. He was also a founding member and vice president of Temple Beth Sholom. Lurie was best known for his career in boxing; he judged over forty title fights and served on the Nevada Boxing Commission under four different governors.

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