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Survivors' Chronicle, published by the Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada, 1998-2001

Date

1998 to 2001

Description

The Survivors' Chronicle includes first-person accounts of Holocaust survivors and other prose and poetry. The publication was compiled by the Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada, a program of the Jewish Community Center.

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Guides to Jewish life in Southern Nevada and community resources, 1996-2010

Date

1996 to 2010

Archival Collection

Description

Group of guides to the Las Vegas Jewish community and resources provided by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.

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Correspondence, photographs, bulletins, and meeting notes from Las Vegas Chapter of B'nai B'rith, 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs, correspondence and ephemera from the Las Vegas Chapter of B'nai B'rith, 1960s.

Mixed Content

Notes and transcripts for speeches delivered by Eileen Brookman, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Group of speech transcripts and notes for statements delivered by Eileen Brookman as a Nevada Assemblywoman. Topics range from care of the elderly to the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Programs and photographs of Sisterhood of Temple Beth Sholom presents Ladies in Politics: If We Ruled the World, 1976

Date

1976

Description

Group of photographs and ephemera for the Sisterhood of Temple Beth Sholom's production of If We Ruled the World, a play written, produced and directed by members of the Sisterhood, in March 1976. A program for a related fashion show is also included.

Mixed Content

Ruth Urban photographs and program, 1940s-2015

Date

1940 to 2015

Description

Group of photographs of Lee Pearson, Bella Tyktin Stern, and Ruth Urban. This collection includes the program from Ruth Urban's 1964 Confirmation services at Temple Beth Sholom.

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Desert Inn Country Club family album, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 07, 1981

Date

1981-11-07

Archival Collection

Description

Album celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mixed Content

Congregation Ner Tamid Preschool Memories yearbook, 2000

Date

2000

Archival Collection

Description

Congregation Ner Tamid (C. N. T.) preschool "memories" yearbook from 2000.

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Clipping and legal papers related to the Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act co-authored by Dennis Sabbath, 1991

Date

1991

Archival Collection

Description

The Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act was proposed in 1991 after several chemical accidents occurred in Henderson, Nev. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The bill was passed and called for the implementation of the Chemical Accident Prevention Program (CAPP), which sets thresholds for dangerous substances, and guidelines for accident prevention, emergency response and public right-to-know.

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Brochure for American Nevada Company, circa 2005

Date

2005

Archival Collection

Description

The brochure describes the history of American Nevada Company, a real estate development firm. The company is based in Henderson, Nevada, and specializes in master planned communities and commercial real estate development.

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