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Photograph of Dorothy Eisenberg with fourth-graders, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 08, 2016

Date

2016-12-08

Description

Longtime Las Vegas resident Dorothy Eisenberg poses with fourth-grade students attending the school bearing her name. Eisenberg frequently participates in school activities saying, "It keeps me young."

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Photograph of Dorothy Eisenberg reads to fourth-graders, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 08, 2016

Date

2016-12-08

Description

Longtime Las Vegas resident Dorothy Eisenberg reads to fourth-grade students attending the school bearing her name. Eisenberg frequently participates in school activities saying, "It keeps me young."

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Photograph of Dorothy Eisenberg reads to fourth-graders, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 08, 2016

Date

2016-12-08

Description

Longtime Las Vegas resident Dorothy Eisenberg reads to fourth-grade students attending the school bearing her name. Eisenberg frequently participates in school activities saying, "It keeps me young."

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Dorothy Eisenberg with fourth-graders, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 December 08

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Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Transcript of interview with Jerome Countess and Dorothy Eisenberg by Barbara Tabach, October 28, 2014

Date

2014-10-28

Description

Interview with Jerry Countess and Dorothy Eisenberg by Barbara Tabach on October 28, 2014. Countess discusses his childhood and military life. He became involved in the United Jewish Appeal in Las Vegas and started the Jewish Reporter newspaper. Dorothy Eisenberg is also involved in the interview to discuss the Jewish Federation and the Jewish community.

Jerome Countess, known as Jerry to most, was born on December 22, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in the borough's Jewish neighborhood, and he developed a reputation for being a skillful handball player and a great dancer. Though he was not allowed to enlist in the U.S. Coast Guard due to colorblindness, Jerry was eventually drafted into the army during World War II. With very minimal combat training, Jerry was sent to North Africa as an infantryman, and was later stationed in Italy. After three years of service, Jerry returned home and married his childhood sweetheart, Rachel, in 1945. Using the G.I. Bill, he enrolled at New York University to study writing, though he quit just shy of graduation as his wife was expecting. After briefly working in the television broadcasting industry, Jerry landed a job with the United Jewish Appeal. In 1975, following in his desire to move west, Jerry took the job of executive director of the Combined Jewish Appeal in Las Vegas, what would soon be renamed the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. Under his leadership, the federation started the Jewish Family Service as well as The Jewish Reporter, a monthly publication to promote engagement of the Jewish community. Jerry served as the executive director of the federation for many years, serving at the pleasure of many board members and presidents, including the first female federation president, Dorothy Eisenberg.

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