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Walther, Sonja Niekerk
The documentation of the Holocaust of World War II reveals the desperation of Jewish families to protect their loved ones from doom. In this oral history, Sonja (neé Niekerk) Walter recalls the story of being an infant handed off to a family friend for safety and nurturing. Next to Sonja is Wilma, her “sister” and the biological daughter of that friend.
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Menorah magazine no. 643: Pessach special edition: The Jews of Las Vegas (in Portuguese and English), 2013 April
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Biographical essay by Eva Peters, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Peters' essay describes her family's journey to escape the Nazis and Communism, remaining in Hungary until 1956. She and her husband were part of the Hungarian Freedom Fighters group, and escaped to Vienna, and then to the U.S.
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Biographical essay by Miriam Zaidman Borowsky, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Miriam Ziadman Borowsky's family moved from Palenstine to France in 1938, where her father surrendered to the Nazis and was sent to the Drancy internment camp. She recounts the rift in her family after she realized her father was not returning. Her essay includes photographs of her family and documents related to her father's military career.
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Newspaper article in Hebrew about Tzifi Simons (Raymonde Fiol's cousin) and corresponding story in English, 2010-2014
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Biographical essay by Shirley Weiss, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Shirley Weiss describes her childhood housed in army barracks in the ghetto in Beregszasz (Berehove), Hungary. She was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and several other camps, and eventually liberated from Terez?n in 1945. She came to the United States via Sweden.
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Greenberg, Gene
In 1976, Gene Greenberg decided to accept a job transfer with Donrey Media Group and relocated from Laredo, Texas to Las Vegas. Las Vegas was comfortable fit and for the next 30 years, he primarily worked in television ad sales. He rose to become executive vice president and general manager of KVBC-TV.
Significant to Gene’s ties to Las Vegas have been his ties to the Jewish community including his active involvement with Young Leadership, Jewish Federation, and Temple Beth Sholom.
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