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Photograph of Las Vegas Jewish veterans, 1990s
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Archival Collection
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Jewish veterans posing in front of a sign reading: "Las Vegas Post No. 77 - Ladies Auxiliary - Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten note on back of image: "George Katz - ? 2nd from left (Nancy's Dad?)."
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Transcript of interview with Jerome Countess and Dorothy Eisenberg by Barbara Tabach, October 28, 2014
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Archival Collection
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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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2016 addition, 1950s-2000s
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Scope and Contents
The materials in the 2016-064 accession is primarily comprised of administrative files of the Executive Committee, United Jewish Appeal, Jewish Family Services Agency, Women's Division, Business and Professional Division, and the Community Relations Committee (CRC) from approximately 1978 to 2012. The accession includes photographs used to create editions of the
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jewish Nevada Records
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Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Raymonde Fiol by Barbara Tabach, August 12, 2015
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Archival Collection
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In this interview, Fiol discusses her experience as a a hidden child in the Holocaust and her family's history. She also talks about her involvement with the Las Vegas Holocaust survivors group.
Raymonde "Ray" Fiol is president of the Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada. A Jewish Holocaust survivor whose parents were killed in Auschwitz, Fiol was hidden by a Christian family of Resistance fighters during her childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, France. She married American serviceman Phil Fiol and left Paris in 1957. The couple lived in New York City where she worked in inventory control. She retired to Las Vegas, Nevada around 2003 and became active in the local Holocaust Survivors Group. In 2007, she became president of the organization, which provides essential services to Holocaust survivors and helps them share their stories. Fiol is also a member of the Nevada Governor?s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust and the coordinating council of Shoah International. Her dedication to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and caring for survivors earned her the Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year award from the Nevada Delegation of the National Silver Haired Congress and the Aging Services Directors Organization in 2014, and in 2013 she was named Mensch Volunteer of the Year by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. In this interview, Ray reflects upon her traumatic childhood experiences, and shares how she learned details of her family?s history from a woman in France who had researched the destiny of the local Jewish community. She also discusses her involvement with the survivors group, and the positive impacts of its outreach activities, as well as goals to ensure future generations learn about, and from, the Holocaust.
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Photograph of students at Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s - early 2000s
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Archival Collection
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Students participating in classroom discussion at the Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school was later renamed to the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus. Stamped on back of image: "Sidra - Kain - Stanton - Southwest; 4055 South Spencer, Suite 208 Las Vegas, Nevada 89199; (702) 794-0405"
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Photograph of Thomas Kanarek at Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s - early 2000s
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Archival Collection
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First grader Thomas Kanarek using a computer at the Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school was later renamed to the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus. Stamped on back of image: "Sidra - Kain - Stanton - Southwest; 4055 South Spencer, Suite 208 Las Vegas, Nevada 89199; (702) 794-0405"
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Photograph of Charles Kandel accepting the National Medal of Merit Award, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 21, 1965
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Archival Collection
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Newspaper clipping description reads: "LAS VEGAS SUN. Sunday, March 21, 1965. MERIT AWARD - Charles Kandel, second from left, accepts the National Medal of Merit Award from National Jewish War Veterans Commander Ralph Plofsky at a recent informal luncheon at the Sands Hotel. The combat veteran was given the award for humanitarian work with veterans of all faiths and specifically for his work in setting up a scholarship fund administered through the local Jewish War Vets Post 711. Others are from left: Henry Wolf, commander six region, and Jerry Klein, commander JWV Post 711."
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