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Shecky Greene oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03444

Abstract

Oral history interview with Shecky Greene conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 5, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Greene talks about seeking work in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada in the 1950s. Greene also discusses how he developed his comedy career following from Jewish people to mainstream, doing accents and making up words. He also talks about his passion for the St. Judes Ranch in Boulder City, Nevada.

Archival Collection

George Levine oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02287

Abstract

Oral history interview with George Levine conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 16, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Levine recalls arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 from New York and working at Sands Hotel and Casino for 36 years, 10 years as maitre'd of the famous Copa Room. He also talks about his daughter, former United States Congresswoman Shelley Berkley.

Archival Collection

Freddie Glusman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02523

Abstract

Oral history interview with Freddie Glusman conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 29, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Glusman discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada as a young man in 1957 and owning clothing retail stores in casino/hotels. He also talks about the restaurant he owned, Piero's restaurant on Convention Center Drive; also the setting for scenes in the movie “Casino” (1995).

Archival Collection

Dr. David R. Wasserman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02869

Abstract

Oral history interview with David Wasserman conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 21, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Wasserman discusses inventing, with his father-in-law, the "Sani-Tip" a dental product that revolutionized dentistry infection control at the onset of the AIDS epidemic. He also talks about being involved within the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community and the Congregation Ner Tamid.

Archival Collection

Stephen Nasser oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03380

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stephen Nasser conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 17, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Nasser discusses being whisked away with his brother from their Hungarian home and sentenced to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland at the age of 13. He also talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993; and being an international speaker, author, and educator on the Holocaust.

Archival Collection

Charles Salton oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01622

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles Salton conducted by George Green on April 23, 1976 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Salton discusses the early history of Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, prohibition, politics, the El Rancho Hotel, and events he experienced while living in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Stephen Pierce and Sharon Sigesmund Pierce at home, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-03-06

Description

Stephen Pierce and his wife, Sharon Sigesmund Pierce, pose in their Turnberry Place condo for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.

Image

Stephen Pierce and Sharon Sigesmund Pierce at home, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-03-06

Description

Stephen Pierce and his wife, Sharon Sigesmund Pierce, pose in their Turnberry Place condo for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.

Image

Stephen Pierce and Sharon Sigesmund Pierce at home, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-03-06

Description

Stephen Pierce and his wife, Sharon Sigesmund Pierce, pose in their Turnberry Place condo for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.

Image

Stephen Pierce and Sharon Sigesmund Pierce at home, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-03-06

Description

Stephen Pierce and his wife, Sharon Sigesmund Pierce, pose in their Turnberry Place condo for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.

Image