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Sabbath, Roberta Sterman
Roberta Sabbath was born on December 23, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia. She received her bachelor's degree in French Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1965 and married Dennis Sabbath in 1967. The couple spent two years in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Kodiak, Alaska in 1969 where she started an adult basic education program and a youth program. After about two years in Alaska, Sabbath and her husband moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Sabbath, Roberta
Roberta (Sterman) Sabbath is an Assistant Professor of English in Residence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and an active member of the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community. Sabbath was born on December 23, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia. She received her bachelor's degree in French from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1965 and married Dennis Sabbath in 1967. The couple spent two years in Chicago before moving to Kodiak, Alaska in 1969, where she started an adult basic education program and a youth program.
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Photographs of Dennis Sabbath with elected officials, 1970s-1980s
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Collection Name: Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers
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Clipping and legal papers related to the Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act co-authored by Dennis Sabbath, 1991
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Collection Name: Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers
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Newspaper clippings referring to Dennis Sabbath's career as an attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1988-1990
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Collection Name: Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers
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Dennis Sabbath State Senate campaign newspaper clipping, Nevada Votes supplement, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1986 November 2
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Collection Name: Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers
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Photographs of Dennis Sabbath with elected officials, 1970s-1980s
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Group of photographs showing Dennis Sabbath with political leaders and elected officials.
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Newspaper clippings referring to Dennis Sabbath's career as an attorney in Las Vegas, Nev., 1988-1990
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The newspaper articles discuss legal actions supported by Dennis Sabbath as a lawyer for the Musicians Local 369 Union and the United Steelworkers of America.
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Newspaper clipping, Nevada Votes supplement, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 2, 1986
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Dennis Sabbath ran for the State Senate in District 5 in 1986, against Republican Bill O'Donnell.
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Hillel Jewish Student Center at UNLV
Hillel at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) was founded in 1976 by Roberta Sabbath. Jewish Federation director Jerry Countess encouraged Sabbath to start a Hillel group and provided funding of $3,000 for the first year. Hillel is a national organization that engages Jewish students on university campuses and encourages them to stay involved in Judaism. It provides activities, a way for Jewish students to network, and an on-campus Jewish community. Hillel's programming includes social and holiday events, educational speakers, and Shabbat services and dinners.
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